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France's military faces overhaul

More than 50,000 military jobs are to be cut in France under plans to be announced by President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Ref. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7458398.stm

Military French

France actually still has a military? I would have thought they were all foreigners.

I hope that this reorganization helps them. I doubt it could do any harm though.

French Military History & Civil Business Politics

French army drills 'cause fire'

Hundreds of French firefighters tackle a wildfire on the outskirts of Marseille sparked by a military exercise, officials say. Ref. Source 5

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France suspends two of its soldiers in Burkina Faso over child sex abuse:

Allegations include abuse of five-year-old girl, police say, and follow alleged sex abuse scandal involving French troops in Central African Republic Ref. Source 8c