New photo Top Brass has blown hundreds of millions of pounds on a botched drive to boost troop numbers

ARMY top brass have blown hundreds of millions of pounds on a botched drive to boost troop numbers, a report says.

They handed £495million to recruitment company Capita but it failed to meet targets.

Getty - Contributor

The Army is now thought to be under strength to the tune of around 5,600 soldiers[/caption]

The firm fell short by 45 per cent some years, leaving the Army 5,600 soldiers under strength, the National Audit Office found.

The failure was blamed on a bungled attempt to move recruitment online, which cut applications by 13,000 in six months.

Shadow Defence Secretary Nia Griffith said: “This disastrous contract is letting down taxpayers and soldiers alike. Morale is in freefall.”

The Capita deal was part of a £1.36billion, ten-year recruitment plan hatched in 2012.

Alamy

A Capita spokesperson said the company was ‘absolutely committed to getting this partnership right’[/caption]

MOST READ IN NEWS

MARKING CARDS?

£200k Lotto 'winners' buy scratchcards on day ‘lucky ticket had misprint’

'I’VE BEEN CHEATED'

Second lottery ‘winner’ claims she lost £200k over Camelot 'misprint'

FINALLY AT PEACE

Dad who had ears chopped off in horrific machete attack dies in hospital

'THIS IS FOR STEPHEN!'

Stephen Lawrence murder suspect battered in prison by inmate

HALLOWEEN HORROR

Son finds missing dad buried under his basement after calling in psychic

GET ME IN THERE!

Fancy being neighbours with Harry Redknapp? 3-bed Sandbanks home is £3.5m

But moving the recruitment process online was held up for four years while costs tripled to £113million. Even then, ap­plicants found the system impossible to use.

And half of those who did figure it out were not called to start training for 321 days, the NAO said. Many dropped out because of the delays.

Capita is still not hitting targets, which have been lowered by a fifth. It vowed to get it right in future.

The Army said: “We have put in place a plan to address the challenges.”

---

• GOT a story? RING The Sun on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or EMAIL exclusive@the-sun.co.uk

---

Link
https://textbacklinkexchanges.com/top-brass-has-blown-hundreds-of-millions-of-pounds-on-a-botched-drive-to-boost-troop-numbers/
News Pictures Top Brass has blown hundreds of millions of pounds on a botched drive to boost troop numbers

You don’t have to pack away your bikini just because you’re the wrong side of 20. These body-beautiful stars reveal their secrets to staying in shape and prove you can smoulder in a two-piece, whatever your age. Read on and be bikini inspired!

TEENS
Hayden Panettiere
Size: 8
Age: 18
Height: 5ft 1in
Weight: 8st

To achieve her kick-ass figure, Hayden – who plays cheerleader Claire Bennet in Heroes – follows the ‘quartering’ rule. She eats only a quarter of the food on her plate, then waits 20 minutes before deciding whether she needs to eat again.

Hayden says: “I don’t have a model’s body, but I’m not one of those crazy girls who thinks that they’re fat. I’m OK with what I have.”

Nicollette says: “I don’t like diets – I see it, I eat it! I believe in eating healthily with lots of protein, vegetables and carbs to give you energy.”

kim cattrall

Size: 10-12
Age: 52
Height: 5ft 8in
Weight: 9st 4lb

SATC star Kim swears by gym sessions with Russian kettle bells (traditional cast-iron weights) and the South Beach Diet to give her the body she wants. To avoid overeating, Kim has a radical diet trick – squirting lemon juice on her leftovers – so she won’t carry on picking.

Kim says: “I am no super-thin Hollywood actress. I am built for men who like women to look like women.”
https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/NINTCHDBPICT000455598431-e1544751207313.jpg?strip=all&w=960