Since the defence review announcement, PCS has been warning that incidents like this would happen as the MoD start to cut 25,000 civilian posts and 17,000 military jobs.
Both the previous and the current governments must take their share of the blame. The previous administration left defence in a perilous position and the coalition has conducted a rushed defence review that is driven by cuts rather than strategy.
PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said:
"This is a shameful way to treat staff, whether civilian or military. But cutting 42,000 personnel from the MoD will worsen rather than improve the armed forces.
The armed forces minister claims there is no painless way to make cuts, but we believe there is an alternative, and the government should invest in our public services and target the wealthy who avoid and evade paying tens of billions of pounds in taxes every year.
This would allow us to have a properly funded and resourced MoD, as well as properly funded public services for all.
The alternative for the MoD is to cut back on the wasteful use of private consultants and allow civilian staff to fill non-essential military posts, which would free up service personnel for the frontline."
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