Among the changes implemented was the cutting total manpower by approximately 18% to around 255,000 (120,000 British Army ; 60,000 Royal Navy ; 75,000 Royal Air Force ).
Cancellation of the Brimstone Missile , although it was later reinstated.
ROYAL NAVY
Cutting the number of Frigate s and Destroyer s from around 50 to 40.
ON TELEVISION
A fictionalised portrayal of the effects of Options for Change on the ordinary men and women serving in the armed forces came in the ITV drama series '' Soldier Soldier ''. In this, the fictional infantry regiment portrayed in the series, the King's Fusiliers , was one of those selected for amalgamation. The series showed the whole process of negotiation regarding traditions, embellishments, etc. between the two regiments involved, and of the uncertainty that many of those serving felt for their jobs in the light of two separate battalions merging into one, with the resulting loss of manpower.
