About 1,400 soldiers are to lose their jobs in the Army's
fourth and final round of redundancies as part of defence cuts announced in
2010.
The defence secretary will announce the details of units
affected to MPs later.
Soldiers currently serving or about to serve in Afghanistan
will be exempt, the Ministry of Defence said.
The Army is cutting the number of regulars from 102,000 in
2010 to 82,000 by 2017, but seeking to increase the number of reservists.
The plans also involve cutting the Royal Navy from 35,500
regulars in 2010 to 30,000 in 2020 and the RAF from 40,130 regulars in 2010 to
35,000 in 2020.
CRS an approved CTP (Career Training Partnership) training
provider has seen many service leavers who have contacted them for advice and
help on training in readiness for a new life in Civvy street. Ros Stacey – UK
Sales Director CRS said “this latest round of redundancies is going to hit the service
men and women really hard, they have given their lives completely to the Armed
Forces and many hoped to be serving our country for many years as it becomes a
way of life for them and their families. To have their chosen career path
suddenly halted by redundancy does “knock them for six”, many don’t really have
a life outside the forces”. CRS have over the last 12 months trained over 200
service and ex –service personnel giving help and advice on job prospects,
training courses and qualifications required to enter in to a civilian life.
Ros went on to say “Many ex-service men and women are not aware that they have
up to 10 years after their last day of service to apply for the funded training
grant (Enhanced Learning Credits) offered to all military personnel as part of
their resettlement package”. If health, safety and environment are sectors you
wish to work in then contact CRS at rs@crsrisk.com
or call our team on 01283 509175 and we can offer help and advice in these
sectors.
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