Next step on the way to the decimation of the Regiments...

[Duke Malcolm]

This will cut the Army down from a great many regiments to about 11, and from 40 battalions to 36. No Infantry Regiment of the Line will be left un-amalgameted. meaning the end of such illustrious names as the 1st of Foot, the Royal Regiment, The Royal Scots; 42nd of Foot, the Royal Highland Regiment, the Black Watch; and countless others.
Sorry Malcolm , but what are you on about ??????
The end of what names ?
Do you mean the Royal Scots also known as the Royal Regiment of foot , the 1st regiment of foot , the 1st royal regiment of foot ????many name changes and many amalgamations , should the regiment still have 35 battalions as it once had or should the 1st and 2nd battalions never have been remade after they were lost in France and the Far East , though of course the 2nd wasn't remade they just renamed the 12th .
How about the Black watch , would that be the independant companies , the 43rd Highland regiment of foot , the 42nd foot , the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment ,the Royal Highlanders , the Royal Highland regiment , the Mangalore regiment , the 73rd Highland regiment of foot , the 73rd foot , the 73rd Perthshire .
Military formations change throughout history , as each of the British armies regiments have changed name so many times whats the big deal ?

But they are just name changes. This is the end of the regiments. I don't mind the names so much. As you said above, it is much easier to get rid of battalions than regiments, so then the regiment can fall down to less battalions, perhaps even one.

[Papewaio]

Modern times and weaponry requires adjusting the size of fighting forces.

Australia only has about 8 or 9 battalion sized units if that.

They are looking at changing the battalions to "battle groups" each of which is equipped as a combined arms unit.

Revamp to create deadlier army