Troops' fury at being served 'appalling food' as two-thirds of Army's chefs are axed

Napoleon and Frederick the Great are both credited with the saying 'an army marches on its stomach', knowing that troops need good food if they are to fight effectively on the battlefield. A soldier posted shocking pictures on social media of food served to troops training on a shooting range at Longmoor in Hampshire, calling it 'the worst I've seen in 12 years of service'. Troops in the Army have complained of eating 'appalling' meals such as the above lasange The number of chefs employed by the Army has been slashed by almost two-thirds in the last 15 years A former commander said the standard of food which troops are eating could 'seriously damage moral' A soldier posted shocking pictures on social media of food served to troops training on a shooting range at Longmoor in Hampshire, calling it 'the worst I've seen in 12 years of service' It included a bowl of raw chicken in soup and a meal merely comprising 'meat water and a potato'. One former commander said the reduction in the number of Army chefs would 'seriously damage morale' and was 'terribly short-sighted' of the MoD. Good, hot food had previously been regarded as 'crucial to morale' in the Army Troops were shocked when they found raw chicken in a soup which had been cooked for them The number of chefs in the Army has plummeted from 2,547 in 2010 to 868 today During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Army chefs emerged as unsung heroes because they worked in intensely hot field kitchens, feeding hundreds of troops every day.