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    Our world-wide interests, being an island nation and trade concerns rule out the Swiss model. We need a professional standing army, navy and air force of a large enough size to be trained and equipped to perform a whole range of roles in a variety of operational environments, desert, artic, mountain etc for which a critical mass is essential.

    In respect of that critical mass look only at one unit, the Special Forces, 22 SAS. This unit recruits from the regular army units the best and most suited candidates after a grueling selection process that most fail. There are already concerns that an Army reduced to 100,000 will reduce the pool of SAS candidates sufficiently to impact of the quality of this regiment. Special Forces are an essential part of what is needed to deal with today's asymmetrical and unconventional threats.

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