Shortage Of Men For British Army
Received Tuesdav, 7 p.ra. LONDON, Sept. 5. The shortage of recruits for the Coldstream Gunrds is so acute that men who ara onlv partiallv trained ara Iiciii'j sotit overseas, and othor.s who ara retained on guard diities in England ara linding it ditlicult to obtain suffieient breaks from night duty. Tlie officer commanding the rogiment, Oolnnel F.. R. TTill, said during a regimental dinner at Reading that recruits wero receiving onlv 12 of the initial 1(5 weeks' training, and had to ,ioin overseas drat'ts hefore they were fullv trained. Guardsnien on diitv at Windsor Castle eould have only two cnnsecntive ni"hts in bed owing to the shortage of roliefs. The shortaae npplies in varving degrees to all Ihe British re.'rular nnits. Tt is dne partlv to the fallmg-ofif of ree rniting. partlv to the eflfocts of postwar retrenehment. partlv to the reduc.tion in the period of national service from 27 months to IS months, and partlv to the niuch larger deniands made liv the llnes of communication and adin'nhtralive statf on the total persoiii;eI available.
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Chronicle (Levin), 7 September 1949, Page 5
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