SIR – The Government cuts in the Armed Forces are now very clear for all to see.
We are left with a regular Army of 82,000.
So more people watch the FA Cup final each year that are paid to defend our shores and our people.
We are a leading world nation and should have a minimum of at least double this figure of full-time armed personnel and about 150,000 first reserve and the same number of second reserve.
If Argentina decided to invade the Falklands again we wouldn’t be able to cope and would have to either negotiate or surrender the islands.
G B DIPPER
Leominster
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