Up to one in 14 soldiers may be unfit for active service through sickness or injury, figures suggest. According to the Ministry of Defence, 10 battalions recently sent to Iraq and Afghanistan left 400 sick behind. Tory MP Patrick Mercer, who obtained the figures, said if this were typical, it could mean 7,000 troops were unfit.
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Thousands of soldiers 'off sick' - BBC Health News 4th February 2008
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
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