“While we understand that the Army has to reduce numbers in accordance with government directives, it is apparent that those selected for redundancy are the officers who are about to reach pensionable entitlement.”
Henry Witham said his son, Rupert, a major in the infantry, was just a year away from qualifying for an immediate pension when he was sacked. The 38-year-old soldier has served four tours in Afghanistan and received a steady number of good reports. Not only does he lose his pension but also the boarding school allowance for his two young children.
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