Wednesday, August 31, 2011

1,000 RAF Personnel Will Be Sacked Even As The Air Campaign Continues In Libya

The RAF has been flying daily sorties over Libya since March and continues to mount attacks on military forces loyal to Col Gaddafi Photo: REUTERS

RAF Crews Face Sack As Libya Campaign Rages -- The Telegraph

Almost 1,000 RAF personnel will be sacked on Thursday, even as the Air Force continues to fly missions over Libya.

Ministers have heaped praise on the RAF for the Libyan campaign but are pressing ahead with this week’s redundancy programme. Nearly 1,000 soldiers will also be told tomorrow that they are being sacked.

Last night the Ministry of Defence was unable to rule out redundancies among RAF ground crew and technicians supporting the daily flights over Libya, although pilots were safe from redundancy.

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My Comment: Not a smart move to do during war operations .... not a smart move at all.

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