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Wed 11 Nov 2009Numbers in Defence Forces hit 40-year low
NUMBERS IN the Defence Forces have fallen below 10,000 for the first time in four decades due to rising retirements and the moratorium on recruitment across the public sector.
The current strength has dropped to 9,981, a level not seen since before the Defence Forces were expanded at the start of the Troubles.
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