Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of General Sir
Nicholas Houghton GCB CBE ADC Gen to take over from General Sir David
Richards GCB CBE DSO ADC Gen as the next Chief of the Defence Staff in
July 2013. Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence, said... More information
There are approximately 3,000 service personnel in Cyprus who could to
be affected by the bank levy situation. It is understood that the
renegotiation talks will take place today (Tue 19 Mar 13). The
Government has already said it would compensate for losses suffered by
service personnel however... More information
The exhibition and National Science and Engineering Week, (15-24 Mar
13), are shining the spotlight on how science, technology, engineering
and maths relate to our everyday lives. On the stand selling military
engineering is the Bloodhound supersonic car project. The groundbreaking
UK project which aims to design and build a car capable of... More information
In an unfolding crisis in the Eurozone, Cyprus has been issued terms of a
bailout. As part of these terms individuals, including any Service
personnel with accounts in Cyprus, with less than 100,000 euros in their
accounts would have to pay a one off tax of 6.75%. Those with amounts
over this are required... More information
The Formation of Squadron X. It was on 17 March 1943 that Wg Cdr Guy
Gibson at the age of 24 was told to form Squadron X later to become 617
Sqn. Read the story of the Dambusters at it unfolds month by month
between now and the night of 16-17 May. Here the first two... More information
Comic Cold baked beans not a Relief!. Sgt Jason Woollett and Cpl Rhys
Holt, chefs from the Catering Squadron at RAF Marham, took a bath in
cold baked beans for Comic Relief. Customers to the Junior Ranks Mess at
lunchtime paid £1 for a cup of cold beans, which they then poured over
the heads of the waiting chefs. The record for the day was the £12
donation for the 12 cups made by Sgt Woollett’s fiancée! The pair
have... More information
A report in the medical journal The Lancet suggests those who have served in the Armed Forces are more likely to commit violent crime than anyone else. In response a spokesman for the MoD said: "The results of a new study funded by MoD which investigated the risk of violent offending among UK military personnel deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan have been... More information
