Gen Carter's comments come as the MoD announces a third round of 5, 300 Army redundancies - as part of a drive to cut the number of regulars in the UK's Army from 102, 000 to 82, 000 by 2017.
The Clyde is described by the MoD as a "highly capable and versatile vessel" with state-of-the-art air and surface surveillance radars, a 30mm gun mounting and the capability to operate a variety of helicopters from her flight deck.
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In the meantime the troops are having to shelter in what the MoD described as "thick canvas" tents with heating.
"As an MoD-funded body, it would be inappropriate to use taxpayers' money to fund members whose expertise is duplicated elsewhere, " he said.
The latest news comes as the MoD attempts to make best use of its bases and ensure room for the 20, 000 troops returning from Germany.
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Much of the previously classified paperwork is made up of correspondence from the public sent to government officials, such as the MoD and then-prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
The minister said that the MOD acted as an "advocate or as an interlocutor for ex-service personnel" but could not tell the Department of Health how "best to deliver healthcare".
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Yes, this is the eleventh iteration of the mod, and as I write this, CM12 is just beginning to appear.
The decision to close RAF Lyneham was made by the MoD in 2002 as part of a strategic review of military bases.
The MoD said that as with any serious incident of this nature, there would be an internal review to identify lessons learned.
Mod is enthusiastic as a speaker, rather than polished, but he closes with an extraordinary gambit that I have not seen anyone else use quite as well.
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News of the MoD study comes as Defence Secretary Liam Fox prepares to address Parliament later on amendments to the Armed Forces Bill that will see principles of the military covenant - the nation's duty of care to personnel - written into law for the first time.
Crossbench peer Lord Craig, who was head of the Armed Forces at the time of the first Gulf War, said that veterans "cannot be given the support needed to care for them properly" from the MOD and suggested as an alternative "a senior veterans minister with the appropriate support and budget in the Cabinet Office".
BBC: Peers call for veteran care to be 'taken away from MOD'
The review was not held in public, although the report and an interim paper have been published, as will be the MoD's response.
An MoD spokesman described Chelsea as a 1960s eyesore and said a move to the striking location of Woolwich was genuinely good news for the guards people and their families.
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The MOD offered him counselling as part of his eight-man team - but what man wants to pour their heart out in front of seven other men, even if they are their band of brothers?
Mr Robertson said the RAF servicemen and women deserved better treatment from the MoD, which he described as "scandalous".
With the name so closely resembling that of World of Warcraft, we wanted to discuss the title of the mod with the developer, and as part of our routine procedure, we contacted YouTube to request the video be removed while that discussion took place.
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The MoD has commissioned new technology, known as the Battlefield Target Identification System, which is designed to reduce so-called "blue-on-blue" incidents.
If not the south coast of England, then Alex Salmond has suggested, helpfully or otherwise, that the MoD might consider the USA or France as a new home for Trident.
The company is now trying to make it perfectly clear they have no problem with the mod itself, even going so far as to invite the creator, Ryan Winzen, to their headquarters.
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The MoD must address equipment shortages and capability gaps as a matter of urgency.
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While the ballistic protection of the Osprey Assault is the same as its predecessor, the Osprey, the MoD says the overall fit has been tailored to the needs of dismounted troops, particularly those in Afghanistan.
The coalition in turn is having to deal with the legacy of a military that has spent the best part of a decade doing rather more than it had planned for or the tasks it was funded to deliver, as well as the financial and military consequences of a future MoD orders list of expensive equipment that was not necessarily budgeted for.
Former chief of the defence staff Lord Craig of Radley and former adjutant general Lord Ramsbotham both called for the role of veterans minister to be transferred to the Cabinet Office as there are "violently conflicting" demands on the MOD.
BBC: Peers call for veteran care to be 'taken away from MOD'
Veterans who served on Arctic convoys will also receive medals as part of the announcement by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Secondly, a lack of mod support is annoying to be sure, but not unexpected as fewer and fewer titles are opening themselves up to that possibility these days.
Fellow crossbench peer Lord Ramsbotham agreed that the MOD was not the right place for the veterans' minister as the affairs primarily involved other ministries such as the Department of Work and Pensions, the Department of Health, and the Department for Communities and Local Government.
BBC: Peers call for veteran care to be 'taken away from MOD'
MOD's work is far from complete, but it looks as though Mr Robertson will search for savings from at least three sources.
About 42, 000 MoD civilian and armed forces jobs are to be cut by 2015 as defence spending falls by 8% over four years.
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