British soldiers’ role and recruitment

John Boaler wonders why infantry numbers must be raised, another reader says the medical criteria for Sandhurst are unrealistic, and Michael Attwood believes the army isn’t an attractive career any more. You report that the number of soldiers in infantry regiments has fallen to “17% below the target strength” ( Army’s frontline in crisis as recruitment collapses, 10 August). One explanation given for this drop is that “soldiers were being required to undertake repet