Army
Hammond Responds to Reservist Numbers Warning
Philip Hammond has dismissed a warning from the public spending watchdog over plans to save billions of pounds by slashing the regular Army and boosting reservist numbers.
The Defence Secretary said he was "confident" that the target of 30,000 part-time soldiers would be hit by 2018, despite the National Audit Office (NAO) concluding it could take six years longer.
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