British Army officers have been told they must wait until the late 2030s for promotion, amid claims the service is “bloated” by a disproportionate number of senior-ranking soldiers. Younger officers have told The Times they are considering leaving the army due to “bottlenecks” preventing captains and majors progressing through the ranks. The army has shrunk to fewer than 74,000 soldiers but has a large number of senior officers. There are 140 officers with the rank of brigadier but only 32 brigade-level units, analysis of the army’s “Future Soldier” programme suggests. The army has 44 major generals, ten lieutenant generals and three generals: General Sir Roly Walker, chief of the general staff; General Dame Sharon Nesmith, vice-chief of the defence staff; and General Sir Jim Hockenhull,
