The Army is set to slash hundreds of jobs despite Boris Johnson s pledge to pump an extra £16.5billion into Britain s defences.
Leaked documents reveal plans to dramatically reduce the number of soldiers in backroom roles who provide critical support for combat troops.
Hailing a new four-year funding deal last month, the Prime Minister said: I have decided that the era of cutting our defence budget must end, and it ends now.
But documents seen by The Mail on Sunday show a major job-cutting review is under way in the Adjutant General s Corps, although Army sources said any job losses will be through natural wastage rather than redundancies.