The British armed forces have a well-deserved reputation for resilience: judging from the events of recent weeks, they will need it as they face challenges on many fronts with little sign of relief from the strains which they are having to endure. The Commons Defence Committee reported at the end of January that ‘the Armed Forces are operating at or above the level of concurrent operations they are resourced and structured to deliver for seven of the last eight years, an…
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