General Article Armed forces facing biggest shortfall in staff for a decade – report

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National Audit Office says five years needed to close gap, with shortage of intelligence analysts.

By Rajeev Syal

The armed forces are experiencing their biggest staffing shortfall for a decade, including a recruitment crisis among intelligence analysts, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has said.

A National Audit Office report found the number of full-time military personnel, known as regulars, was 5.7%, or 8,200 people, short of the required level, and that it would take at least five years to close even part of the gap.

The report also highlighted a 26% shortfall in the number of intelligence analysts in the face of the increasing risk of cyber-attacks...

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