UK Commanders Cite Troop Shortages
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“And if you ask any commander that, what's your biggest problem? say troops, we haven't got enough guys. And if you haven't got enough men, you don't win a war.”
“is massive. And as I say, two million men dodging drive. another 200,000 soldiers AWOL. Now some commanders have looked at this and said well soldiers go AWOL absent without leave for different reasons. It's not just that they don't want to fight. Many of them have gone AWOL because they don't feel.”
“a... I know this is a sort of collapsing Labour government, but...”
“to fight. Many of them have gone AWOL because they don't feel.”
“to fight. Many of them have gone AWOL because they don't feel. well-led or well-commanded. Others have gone AWOL because they've been wounded and haven't had time to recuperate. So some of these campaigns now are directly to appeal to soldiers who are AWOL to come back and join some of the more prestigious units like Third Armies,”
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