Gurkhas to be hit again as armed forces prepare to axe 4,500 jobs

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Gurkhas to be hit again as armed forces prepare to axe 4,500 jobs

Army expected to cut between 2,000 and 3,000 posts, RAF 1,000 and navy 500 in second tranche of redundanciesThe military will be seeking to axe up to 4,500 jobs across the three services in the second tranche of a sweeping redundancy programme that will be launched next week. The army is under greatest pressure and is expected to cut between 2,000 and 3,000 posts this year as it attempts to reduce its fighting force from more than 100,000 to 82,000 by 2020.