MoD apology over 'email sackings'

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2011&sol;02&sol;mod-apology-over-email-sackings&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full" title&equals;"The Ministry of Defence apologised after a reported 38 soldiers were sacked by email" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2011&sol;02&sol;min-mod-apology-over-email-sackings&period;jpg" alt&equals;"The Ministry of Defence apologised after a reported 38 soldiers were sacked by email"&sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Ministry of Defence has apologised after a reported 38 soldiers &&num;8211&semi; including one serving on the Afghan front line &&num;8211&semi; were sacked by email&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The men&comma; all warrant officers&comma; were told they were losing their jobs because &&num;8220&semi;the Army has to make significant cutbacks&&num;8221&semi;&comma; according to The Sun&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>They have completed several decades&&num;8217&semi; service and continued in the Army on a rolling contract called the Long Service List&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Due to an error they were given the news that their contracts would be terminated in 12 months by email instead of in person&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The message was reported to have said&colon; &&num;8220&semi;In my capacity as the Career Manager for the Versatile Engagement Long Career &lpar;VEng LC&rpar; and Long Service List &lpar;LSL&rpar;&comma; I write to notify you that with regret&comma; I must issue you with 12 months&&num;8217&semi; Notice of Termination&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;As I&&num;8217&semi;m sure you are aware the Army has to make significant cutbacks and we as the VEng LC &&num;038&semi; LSL are expected to play our part in reductions&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>An MoD spokesman said&colon; &&num;8220&semi;We apologise for the distress that this will have caused&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Commanding officers have now spoken to the soldiers concerned to ensure that they receive all necessary advice and support&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy told The Sun&colon; &&num;8220&semi;To be sacked by email is a shameful and callous way to be treated&period; The Government should apologise&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It was reported on Monday that a quarter of the RAF&&num;8217&semi;s trainee pilots are to be sacked&period; The Daily Telegraph said that up to 100 student pilots would be told they had no future in the service&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ee64ceace24">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; 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