The United Kingdom’s Royal Navy is putting Albion-class landing ships into reserve due to lack of crew.
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This was reported by The Times.
Due to major personnel problems, the Royal Navy decided to withdraw two Albion-class landing ships into reserve.
This decision was made after attempts to man one of the landing ships with a full crew for deployment in the Red Sea, against the backdrop of an increased presence of protection of civilian shipping, Militarny writes.
After completing the reconciliation of the lists, the Royal Navy reported that the total number of specialists and sailors was not enough to fully man a single Albion-class landing ship.
Therefore, it was decided to put the ships into reserve until a sufficient number of crew members were recruited.
The same problem will befall other surface ships that are undergoing lengthy repairs, during which time the number of crew members is reduced due to contract completion and changes in specialty.
In addition to the navy, the problem of personnel shortages exists in the ground and air forces, which calls into question the combat effectiveness of most units.
Of the 32 infantry battalions of the British Army, only three are currently fully operational. The same applies to the air force, where there is a critically insufficient number of young pilots interested in serving for more than 10 years. Germany is considering the possibility of returning to conscript military service.
Source: Racurs
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