Sitrep 29th September 2011

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The Royal Navy is set to announce details of redundancies tomorrow...former First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Jonathon Band tells Sitrep how he thinks this will affect the Senior Service What impact will redundancies have on morale?  The Navy Families Federation tell us what support systems are in place to help those affected There’s been  job losses at BAe – but are we losing too much expertise from the defence industry/ Why the Labour Party claim they are the party for the military And,  today would have been Admiral Nelson’s birthday –what would he make  of  today’s modern Forces?     PRESENTER:     Kate Gerbau   STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee.    INTERVIEWS WITH:   Former First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, on redundancies in the Royal Navy   Kim Richardson, Chair of the Navy Families Association   British Forces News’ reporter James Hirst from the Labour Party conference