HOLIDAY plans for families of soldiers serving with 1 Rifles at Beachley have been thrown into chaos after many of them were told at short notice they would have to go to London to help sort the Olympics security debacle.

Families are furious with security contractor G4S whose failure to recruit enough security staff has led to thousands of troops being called into to help sort out the mess.

People with close links to the battalion who have spoken to the Chepstow Review have emphasised they are in no way critical of the Army's role in the matter.

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