Instead of taking many new recruits and throwing them into the fighting with little training, the Ukrainian military leadership has opted to have a more well-trained force that can conduct more ...

A boost to the defence budget is welcome news in an increasingly dangerous world, writes Francis Tusa. But there are more battles to come about where it should now be spent to make a difference ...

Dramatic images have emerged showing the British army gearing ... are undergoing rigorous survival training, which includes constructing a snow shelter known as a Quinzhee and braving an overnight ...

By the end of 2025, new recruits will be embedded into operational roles, either securing defence’s networks at the digital headquarters in Corsham, or conducting cyber operations to counter those who ...

Reg., said he wanted to climb the tower and “go again.” Just starting Red Phase, the second Army Basic Combat Training phase, Ramos had only been at Fort Leonard Wood for about three weeks ...

The British Army said the £11m Soldiers' Centre has been built to promote wellbeing and community for new recruits as they complete the 13-week Army Basic Training course. Spread over two storeys, the ...

It relocated to the newly-established camp at Puckapunyal on 3 November to carry out its basic training, and departed Melbourne for ... The men of the 2/7th were rescued by a pair of British ...

Two British Army soldiers drugged and sexually attacked a drunk female colleague before boasting on a WhatsApp group chat with their friends, a court martial has heard. Laughing Lance Corporal ...

It found he had enlisted in the British Army on November 23, 1979, and was discharged less than two weeks later, on December 5, 1979, before he could even complete his basic training.

Veterans who served in the British Army during the Northern Ireland troubles have marched on Parliament calling for the retention of the Legacy Act. It comes as the current Labour Government is to ...

“I did not even have basic military training by the time I arrived ... with soldiers who may be more skilled than they are,” said Glen Grant, a former British Army officer and defense expert with the ...

BODY armour used by British forces does not stop bullets ... ceramic plates known as Enhanced Combat Body Armour, left. The Army, Navy and RAF have at least 120,000 sets. Every plate is being ...