Frenchies trimming defense

UK is not alone

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/dti/2012/01/01/DT_01_01_2012_p39-399614.xml&headline=France%20Pares%20Defense%20Spending

perhaps they can save money by outsourcing all their personnel to North Africans like they do with the legionnaires, to avoid paying pention. like the Brits do with the Gurkhas. And hire Pakistani pilots who’ll fly for less like in the UAE. win win.