UK troop reserves 'almost gone'

[Matzos]

The head of the Army has warned that British troops are so stretched
that the nation's military reserves are "almost non-existent".

In the memo, leaked to the Daily Telegraph, General Sir Richard Dannatt said
the Army was undermanned because of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Read more - BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6909550.stm)

[Reloader]

It's a disgrace, isn't it? I think the argument is also backed up by the fact that in the current spate of severe flooding, I do not remember seeing in any TV reports, of the armed services deployed to assist communities. It seems to have been left solely to the RAF to fly countless helicopter rescue missions and thankfully they have risen to the challenge. In the past during any such disruption, we would have seen lots of forces personnel getting stuck right in, helping these poor people.