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More recruits sign up but armed forces are still undermanned

The Ministry of Defence claimed yesterday that Britain�s overstretched armed forces were at 96.8% of full manning levels at the end of June and that 2250 more recruits signed on in the past 12 months than in the comparable period for 2007.

The Ministry of Defence claimed yesterday that Britain's overstretched armed forces were at 96.8% of full manning levels at the end of June and that 2250 more recruits signed on in the past 12 months than in the comparable period for 2007.