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Amnesia10

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SAS at risk of recruitment crisis as Army is stretched

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... limit.html


	Quote: The SAS is facing a shortage of recruits because ordinary soldiers are too over-stretched to apply for the elite regiment, a leaked letter from the head of infantry has warned.

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Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:52 am

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Re: SAS at risk of recruitment crisis as Army is stretched

That McNabb chap is a good friend of the Telegraph

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Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:21 pm

adidan

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Re: SAS at risk of recruitment crisis as Army is stretched

They don't scare me.

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Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:43 pm

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Re: SAS at risk of recruitment crisis as Army is stretched


	adidan wrote: They don't scare me.

The one on the far end bloody scares me. I wouldn't make any trouble on his flight.

Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:48 pm

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Re: SAS at risk of recruitment crisis as Army is stretched


	pcernie wrote: That McNabb chap is a good friend of the Telegraph

I'll let him know you said that.

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Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:52 am

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Re: SAS at risk of recruitment crisis as Army is stretched

I am planning a trip to Sundsvall so will have to go with SAS. 8-)

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