On the one hand regiments have been disbanded and/or merged throughout the history of the British Army.

OTOH, I'm really sick of the government BS about this being a move to "increase flexibility" and "meet the demands of the 21st century" when we all know its about saving money (and to a lesser extent a problem in recruiting). I would have so much more respect for the goverment if they came out and said "we haven't got enough money to round, so something has to give"

Sorry, I'm turning this into a backroom topic...