Soldiers sacked before pension pay-out?

Putting this one here as it is to do with pensions and this governments attempt to save money...... Soldiers sacked before pension pay-out? Did the army deliberately sack soldiers because they were within spitting distance of claiming substantial pension entitlements? Some soldiers with more than a decade of service in the world's most dangerous trouble spots have been sacked just before they crossed the 16-year army service threshold, enabling them to qualify for substantial pension ...