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Recommendation 75

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MOD acknowledges significant recruitment shortfall: five new personnel for every eight leaving.

Conclusion
The MOD publicly concedes that for every eight service personnel who leaves, it currently recruits five people, although we understand the situation may have deteriorated further.159
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 25 April 2024. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗