Back to 1914: RAF to Shrink to WWI Levels

Massive cuts have been proposed for the British military.  Blurb:

If implemented, the cuts will mean that Britain will almost certainly depart the world stage as a major military power and become what military chiefs call a “medium-scale player”.

Oh, my.  Details after the fold:

The Services will lose up to 16,000 personnel, hundreds of tanks, scores of fighter jets and half a dozen ships ... But the RAF will bear the brunt of the planned cuts. The Air Force will lose 7,000 airmen – almost one sixth of its total staff – and 295 aircraft. The cuts will leave the Force with fewer than 200 fighter planes for the first time since 1914. In addition, the Navy will lose two submarines, three amphibious ships and more than 100 senior officers, along with 2,000 sailors and marines.The Army faces a 40 per cent cut to its fleet of 9,700 armoured vehicles and the loss of a 5,000-strong brigade of troops.

How the mighty have fallen?  It's not a good thing.