Hundreds of British army personnel are being dismissed every year after testing positive for drugs in compulsory tests, with the number of sackings rising steadily, the Guardian can reveal.
- Mattha Busby
- The Guardian
Ministry of Defence data released under Freedom of Information laws shows that about 660 soldiers and reservists – nearly the equivalent of a battalion – were…
The sackings followed approximately 630 firings after positive CDTs in 2018 and 580 in 2017.
Up until mid-July this year, there…