The Commander of Land Forces explains more about the support the Army will provide the Olympic Games
It comes after the government announcement that up to thirteen thousand five hundred service personnel are required to support the civil authorities.
ABF: The Soldiers' Charity encourages everyone to join their 'Thanks, Soldier' campaign
They're urging facebook fans to add their profile to a digital union jack flag that will be projected onto the White Cliffs of Dover on New Year's Eve.
Friday 16 December 2011
Thursday 15 December 2011
Army Radio News - 15 Dec 11
The Commander of Land Forces outlines the immediate priorities for the Army
General Sir Nick Parker acknowledged the significant change the Army is going through and says in some cases, attitudes must change too, to embrace the progress we will see in 2012
The Government accepts the recommendations in the Review on Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus
The SBAs are expected to make a significant contribution to logistic drawdown from Afghanistan, as well as to wider humanitarian and conflict prevention activities in the area
General Sir Nick Parker acknowledged the significant change the Army is going through and says in some cases, attitudes must change too, to embrace the progress we will see in 2012
The Government accepts the recommendations in the Review on Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus
The SBAs are expected to make a significant contribution to logistic drawdown from Afghanistan, as well as to wider humanitarian and conflict prevention activities in the area
Wednesday 14 December 2011
Army Radio News - 14 Dec 11
The MOD announces a policy change for senior officer accommodation and domestic assistance which will save at least 3 million pounds a year
Following a comprehensive review, the MOD has disestablished the status of Official Service Residence and is publishing a new Tri-Service policy on the provision of Domestic Assistance and Official Hospitality
If you are a service family - make sure you tick the census box for the Pupil Premium
If you are in the Army and have school age children, your local School Spring census will appear through your letterbox very soon. You are being asked to make sure that when you complete the form, you remember to tick the Forces Family box, as the school is paid a cash Pupil Premium for each service family child attending the school
Following a comprehensive review, the MOD has disestablished the status of Official Service Residence and is publishing a new Tri-Service policy on the provision of Domestic Assistance and Official Hospitality
If you are a service family - make sure you tick the census box for the Pupil Premium
If you are in the Army and have school age children, your local School Spring census will appear through your letterbox very soon. You are being asked to make sure that when you complete the form, you remember to tick the Forces Family box, as the school is paid a cash Pupil Premium for each service family child attending the school
Tuesday 13 December 2011
Army Radio News - 13 Dec 11
The 9th/12th Royal Lancers receive their campaign medals from The Duke Of York
During the tour, which took place between March and November, the soldiers took on a variety of roles in support of the NATO-led mission to prepare the Afghans to fully take over the security of their own country
During the tour, which took place between March and November, the soldiers took on a variety of roles in support of the NATO-led mission to prepare the Afghans to fully take over the security of their own country
Sons and daughters of military personnel aim to get their choir onto the BBC
A school choir has followed in the footsteps of The Military Wives Choir and has released a Youtube video of the song Wherever You Are. The special version has been recorded by the choir from the Duke of Yorks Royal Military School in Dover and they are asking you to go onto Youtube and click on the like button beside their video to support their bid to get the song played on the BBC
A school choir has followed in the footsteps of The Military Wives Choir and has released a Youtube video of the song Wherever You Are. The special version has been recorded by the choir from the Duke of Yorks Royal Military School in Dover and they are asking you to go onto Youtube and click on the like button beside their video to support their bid to get the song played on the BBC
Monday 12 December 2011
Army Radio News - 12 Dec 11
British troops and Afghan commandos carry out a dawn raid on a suspected bomb factory
Operation Eagles Shadow saw more than 90 soldiers from the Brigade Reconnaissance Force fly in three helicopters to the suspected factory in the northern Nahr-e Saraj district
Operation Eagles Shadow saw more than 90 soldiers from the Brigade Reconnaissance Force fly in three helicopters to the suspected factory in the northern Nahr-e Saraj district
The AFF asks you to get in touch about the public sector pay freeze
The Army Families Federation wants you to get in touch and tell staff how you are currently coping financially, with a two-year, 1% pay freeze on the horizon. In the Autumn Statement last month, the Chancellor confirmed that the public sector pay freeze will end in 2013/14. However, public sector pay awards will be kept to a 1% average, for the two years following the pay freeze. This applies to the Armed Forces
The Army Families Federation wants you to get in touch and tell staff how you are currently coping financially, with a two-year, 1% pay freeze on the horizon. In the Autumn Statement last month, the Chancellor confirmed that the public sector pay freeze will end in 2013/14. However, public sector pay awards will be kept to a 1% average, for the two years following the pay freeze. This applies to the Armed Forces
Friday 9 December 2011
Army Radio News - 09 Dec 11
The MOD responds to the latest Public Accounts Committee Report on Armoured Vehicles
The report into the Cost Effective Delivery of an Armoured Vehicle Capability is critical of the MOD. Minister for Defence Equipment and Support Peter Luff says the report is misrepresenting the facts.
The Vikings have settled into their new home on Salisbury Plain
1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment marked their official arrival in Bulford with a flag raising parade.
The report into the Cost Effective Delivery of an Armoured Vehicle Capability is critical of the MOD. Minister for Defence Equipment and Support Peter Luff says the report is misrepresenting the facts.
The Vikings have settled into their new home on Salisbury Plain
1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment marked their official arrival in Bulford with a flag raising parade.
Thursday 8 December 2011
Army Radio News - 8 Dec 11
The UK Spearhead Lead Element launches a deployment exercise
The 4 Rifles Battle Group has undertaken a last minute exercise to test their mobilisation procedures for their new role as the UK Spearhead Lead Element. The role, which they took up in October, means they are on 24-hour notice to deploy anywhere in the world if UK military assistance is required
The Army says that in some cases mediation may be a better option than formal action
The Army wants you to be aware of the mediation services that are available to you as a soldier, so you can consider using them if you ever suffer from conflict in your working environment
The 4 Rifles Battle Group has undertaken a last minute exercise to test their mobilisation procedures for their new role as the UK Spearhead Lead Element. The role, which they took up in October, means they are on 24-hour notice to deploy anywhere in the world if UK military assistance is required
The Army says that in some cases mediation may be a better option than formal action
The Army wants you to be aware of the mediation services that are available to you as a soldier, so you can consider using them if you ever suffer from conflict in your working environment
Wednesday 7 December 2011
Army Radio News - 7 Dec 11
17.5 Million pounds-worth of opium and weapons are found in Afghanistan
Afghan police mentored by British troops have discovered an opium stash in Helmand Province worth more than 17.5 million pounds, together with weapons and suspected bomb making equipment
The Army Rugby Union team wins Team of the Year at the Army Sports Awards
This week has seen the top people in Army Sport acknowledged for their achievements. Major Allan Tribe won Army Sportsman of the Year for his success as a glider pilot and Hockey player Major Paula Nicholas won Sportswoman of the Year
Afghan police mentored by British troops have discovered an opium stash in Helmand Province worth more than 17.5 million pounds, together with weapons and suspected bomb making equipment
The Army Rugby Union team wins Team of the Year at the Army Sports Awards
This week has seen the top people in Army Sport acknowledged for their achievements. Major Allan Tribe won Army Sportsman of the Year for his success as a glider pilot and Hockey player Major Paula Nicholas won Sportswoman of the Year
Tuesday 6 December 2011
Army Radio News - 6 Dec 11
The Defence Secretary Philip Hammond visits the British Army's Rapid Reaction Force
16 Air Assault Brigade - The Airborne Task Force can deploy anywhere in the world at short notice, and has recently returned from operations in Afghanistan and Libya
The Commander of 51 Brigade talks about the immediate future for the Army in Scotland
Brigadier George Lowder highlighted the significant part his troops will be playing in Afghanistan next year and explained how the Strategic Defence and Security Review may affect the area under his command
The Commander of 51 Brigade talks about the immediate future for the Army in Scotland
Brigadier George Lowder highlighted the significant part his troops will be playing in Afghanistan next year and explained how the Strategic Defence and Security Review may affect the area under his command
Monday 5 December 2011
Army Radio News - 5 Dec 11
A British and Afghan operation clears an important supply route
British soldiers from 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, embedded with an Afghan National Army unit, have taken part in a 3 day operation to clear a vital supply route and search for insurgents
A Young Soldier thinks a BBC Three documentary gives insight to potential recruits
The BBC Three 4 part series Young Soldiers which aired earlier this year featured British soldier, Rifleman Darren Meade, from 1 Rifles, as well as 3 other recruits. The programme followed him and his colleagues through their basic infantry training, culminating in their deployment to the front line in Afghanistan
British soldiers from 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, embedded with an Afghan National Army unit, have taken part in a 3 day operation to clear a vital supply route and search for insurgents
A Young Soldier thinks a BBC Three documentary gives insight to potential recruits
The BBC Three 4 part series Young Soldiers which aired earlier this year featured British soldier, Rifleman Darren Meade, from 1 Rifles, as well as 3 other recruits. The programme followed him and his colleagues through their basic infantry training, culminating in their deployment to the front line in Afghanistan
Friday 2 December 2011
Army Radio News - 02 Dec 11
The first Commander of Joint Forces Command is appointed
Air Chief Marshall Sir Stuart Peach is now responsible for commanding and generating allocated joint capabilities across the Army, Navy, and Royal Air Force.
The hobby of one Army wife turns into a toy craze
Leah Bucketts Army Barmy Bears made from old pieces of her husbands uniform have been selling like hot cakes.
Air Chief Marshall Sir Stuart Peach is now responsible for commanding and generating allocated joint capabilities across the Army, Navy, and Royal Air Force.
The hobby of one Army wife turns into a toy craze
Leah Bucketts Army Barmy Bears made from old pieces of her husbands uniform have been selling like hot cakes.
Thursday 1 December 2011
Army Radio News - 1 Dec 11
A seriously injured para returns to the football pitch
Lance Corporal Tony Fitzpatrick, from 2 PARA, was shot in the legs four times after his patrol was ambushed in Helmand province last December. Now, after extensive surgery and treatment at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court, he is back to full fitness
4 Scots prepare for the Royal presentation of their new colours
In July this year, Her Majesty The Queen presented new colours to six battalions of the Royal Regiment Of Scotland, the 7th Regiment, 4 SCOTS were in Afghanistan at the time and now, they are to have their new colours presented this Saturday by Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh
Lance Corporal Tony Fitzpatrick, from 2 PARA, was shot in the legs four times after his patrol was ambushed in Helmand province last December. Now, after extensive surgery and treatment at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court, he is back to full fitness
4 Scots prepare for the Royal presentation of their new colours
In July this year, Her Majesty The Queen presented new colours to six battalions of the Royal Regiment Of Scotland, the 7th Regiment, 4 SCOTS were in Afghanistan at the time and now, they are to have their new colours presented this Saturday by Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh
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