In a speech on the future of the Armed Forces to the House of Commons on 19 October 2010 Prime Minister David Cameron set out plans that would mean cuts: 7,000 jobs go in the British Army; 5,000 in the Royal Navy; 5,000 in the Royal Air Force; and 25,000 civilian jobs at the Ministry of Defence.
在2010年10月19日下议院的关于武装部队未来的演讲中，卡梅伦实行提出削减计划：具体为7000个英国陆军工作岗位； 5000个英国皇家海军职位；5000个皇家空军岗位；和国防部的25000个文职岗作。