Morale and Redundancies

A story in today's Daily Telegraph claims that Under Secretary of State for Defence, Lord Astor of Hever, has admitted that redundancies across the Armed Forces has harmed morale amongst Service personnel, and that the MoD has selected personnel for... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Communications at the MoD is not all that it could be...

The Guardian has reported today that the MoD has been accused of suppressing information about the role and future of Britain's armed forces. Reporting that Chairman of Commons Defence Committee James Arbuthnot has criticised... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Military drug and alcohol testing

The Daily Mirror reports that from today military chiefs will be given the power to breath-test members of personnel whom they believe are under the influence of alcohol. In response the MoD have... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Prime Minister hosts first annual Armed Forces charities reception

The Prime Minister has hosted the first of what will now be an annual Armed Forces charities reception at 10 Downing Street. At the event he announced funding awards for 23 charities - totaling £9.2 million - and welcomed representatives from... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

High-flying brothers receive RAF honours

Two brothers from Torquay have made a big impact in the RAF, receiving prestigious honours just weeks apart from each other. Cpl Liam Levett, 31, received a Commendation from a senior RAF commander for his efforts to keep critical RAF command systems running in... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Dambuster Veteran visits RAF Waddington

Dambuster veteran George 'Johnny' Johnson DFM has visited RAF Waddington to see first hand the work that a small dedicated team are doing to preserve the history of the Station at its Heritage Centre. It is seventy years since... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Gary Barlow visits UK service personnel at Camp Bastion

Take That star and X-Factor judge Gary Barlow has visited British military personnel on operations in Camp Bastion. The award-winning singer- songwriter spent a morale-boosting 3 days with... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link