Britain is in danger of being left with hollowed out armed forces, with "exquisite" equipment but without the soldiers, sailors and airmen needed to man it, the country's most senior military officer has warned.
The country's top defence chief, Sir Nick Houghton, has warned of the impacts of investing in equipment at the expense of manpower.
The 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review called for the following cuts to personnel by 2015:
In 2011, further reductions were identified to reduce the regular Army to 82,000 by 2020, and increase the number of reservists from 19,000 to 30,000.
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