This episode reminds me of debates about military manpower during the Vietnam War.
"The policemen are protesting about their manpower and I don't disagree".
It said it had received a number of enquires about the manpower and services businesses, but there was no guarantee of a sale.
At a minimum, he makes decisions about how manpower and resources are allocated every six months, when each new class of rookie officers hits the streets.
Everybody knows about the manpower crisis in Iraq where men and women are being sent back for their third and fourth tours, but we tend to forget that under the aegis of NATO we're fighting another, much under-resourced war in the region.
Ronnie Ellenblum, a lecturer at Hebrew University, identifies a subliminal objective in Prawer's work to draw a distinction between the two: "He's always writing about the Crusaders' manpower shortage and about their not settling the land...He claims that their presence here was principally urban, consisting of nobility and merchants.
Chief Steel, a retired welder who has volunteered with the department for 23 years, said he was thrilled, if a little overwhelmed, by all the new members, who have almost doubled the manpower, to about 60 from 35 as of last week.
As a result of the cuts, New York area airports will lose significant manpower, about 700 screeners.
"China has come a long way fast," says Professor Dupont, "but military modernisation gets harder from here".Some have doubts about China's manpower, too.
It makes sense; only the IRGC has the financial resources and the manpower (about 42,000 cadre) to undertake significant projects.
