POLITICS Navy planning to sack 1,000 Royal Marines and axe three units – to save £1bn By admin - October 29, 2017 0 463 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter UP to 1,000 Royal Marines face the chop under plans to slash £1billion from defence spending this year. Military chiefs want a drastic reduction in the size of the commando force with one of its three units axed completely. < !-- END THEIA POST SLIDER --> 1 of 7