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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