Military Reform – 2008

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Military Reform – 2008

2008

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Though the reform of the armed forces was already achieved, there was an extra effort to downsize the number of forces to 8,500 personnel. Recognizing the potential difficulty of reducing troop numbers to 8,500, the Government also enacted compulsory retirement plan should the goal not be met.1

The size of the Armed Forces was 10,000 with continued efforts to further reduce the size to 8,500 personnel.2 Military reform took place and former ex-combatants were integrated. Military strength was downsized to 8,500 and the Sierra Leone Military successfully deployed its first ever peacekeeping force on a UN mission (UNAMID).3

  1. “Report of the Secretary General on UNAMSIL,” S/2008/281, April 29, 2008.
  2. “Report of the Secretary General on UNAMSIL,” S/2009/59, January 30, 2009.
  3. “Africa Conflict Prevention Programme Annual report 2009/10,” DFID, http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Documents/publications1/afr-cnflt-prev-prog-ann-r…, accessed October 26, 2010, p. 4.