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Thu Jul-10-08 07:10 AM
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Half of UK forces 'ready to quit'

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Source: BBC

BBC

Almost half of UK military personnel are ready to leave the forces, a Ministry of Defence survey suggests.

Some 47% of Army and Royal Navy respondents and 44% of those in the RAF said they regularly felt like quitting.

Among the concerns raised by the 9,000 servicemen and women surveyed were the frequency of tours, levels of pay and the quality of equipment and housing.

The Ministry of Defence said the survey revealed "areas of concern" but that conditions were being improved.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7498904.stm

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