BAFF Chairman: Troop cuts 'will affect front line morale'

Servicemen and women in Afghanistan or the Mediterranean theatres will continue to perform professionally, as they always do.

But redundancy has to be a distraction. It probably is right not to tell them until after they get home and have completed their post-operational leave.

But it is a remarkably unpleasant feeling for those who have to consider not just their own futures, but those of their families.

How much are you going to enjoy your post-operational leave knowing that redundancies are going to be announced as soon as you get back to barracks? ...