International Herald Tribune: 1969: Britain Announces ‘Rent a Soldier’ Plan for Idle Troops The British defense minister said troops who returned from duty abroad would be available to work as laborers for a day, week or month. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:News Analysis: Rancor at White House as Russia Story Refuses to Let the Page TurnLawmakers Push to Give Terminally Ill British Baby U.S. ResidencyNatalia Veselnitskaya, Lawyer Who Met Trump Jr., Seen as Fearsome Moscow InsiderIndia’s Supreme Court Suspends Ban on Sale of Cows for SlaughterDonald Trump Jr. and Russia: What the Law SaysSaudi Arabia to Offer Physical Education Classes for Girls