British army: should 16-year-olds be able to enlist? Academic experts debate
Tom Evans/MOD. Matt Fossey, Anglia Ruskin University and Nick Caddick, Anglia Ruskin University In the UK, 16 and 17-year-olds can […]
Army
End of an era as last tanks leave Germany
For the first time since the Second World War, Britain will be removing all its tanks from Germany. The […]
Veteran sues army for medical neglect
Wayne Bass served in Helmand Province in 2011 when he was in the 2nd Battalion, the Mercian Regiment. He is now […]
20% of Army “not fit enough to deploy overseas”
Recent reports have highlighted a growing problem in the regular British Army – namely that of a chronic shortage […]
MoD looks for a new way to recruit
The Ministry of Defence has developed a wide range of recruiting techniques since they had fallen short of their recruiting needs. […]
A heads-up on forthcoming article on Army recruitment
TMT is going to run a piece on Army Recruitment – with some comments on the other two services […]
Individual soldiers will soon be given Augmented Reality (AR)
The concept of Augmented reality (AR) is not exactly new. Pilots have been taking advantage of the […]
Army Operational Honours and Awards 2018
Operational Honours and Awards List 50 announced The latest Operational Honours and Awards list, Op List 50, has been published […]
Women to be allowed to apply to join SAS
In what may will see as a logical step towards greater equality between the sexes, women are to be allowed […]
New physical fitness standards for combat roles
In 2016, the then Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, went on video record to that that if women “wanted to serve […]
When Tommy met the Tommies
There is an old saying which goes: “If you stand up and say something, assume half the people listening […]
HAC first British troops to deploy in Japan
50 members of the HAC in London have gone to Fuji Training Camp on the slopes of the Japanese mountain […]
The future shape of British Army –the reported “facts”
Back in February 2017, TMT reported on the changes to the Army 2020 plans after they were […]
Army pay increases
The 2.9% pay award to the armed forces which comes into effect at the end of this month is […]
Challenger 2 upgrade on offer from BAE Systems
It might come as a bit of a surprise to former tank soldiers to hear that the Chally 2 […]
Two Special Forces soldiers acquitted of negligence after heatstroke deaths.
The Army has identified a number of systemic failures that led to the deaths of three reserve special forces […]
First overseas exercise for 4 PWRR
Army press release The first overseas exercise for 4th Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment sees the Reserve […]
Apaches live-fire preparation for Oman exercise
The Apache attack helicopters of 664 Squadron, 4 Regiment Army Air Corps will be taking part in Exercise Saif […]
Tigers take their training to the USA
For the second year running 3rd Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (3 PWRR) widely known as ‘The Tigers’ […]
Women permitted to apply to join Gurkhas in 2020
The British Army opened its ranks to women in the frontline in 2016. Now, the Gurkhas are to do the […]