British Army

Dan Jarvis - now Security Minister - served in Helmand, Afghanistan (2007)

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Here’s how young you can be to enlist in the British Army, as the force grapples with its smallest size since the 18th century.

How young can you join the British Army?

British Army recruitment shortfall could be solved by letting pensioners enlist

Royal Navy, Army and RAF personnel have received a new above inflation pay rise, less than 12 months after a previous salary increase.

Dedicated armed forces personnel receive new above inflation pay rise

Admiral Ben key has resigned as Head of the Royal Navy, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.

Admiral Ben Key resigns as Head of Royal Navy due to 'private reasons'

Grave marker sign at Belsen.

The forgotten heroes of Belsen

JD Vance seems to have been appointed Offender in Chief

JD Vance Offender in Chief: All the countries US VP has bad-mouthed

Rtd Sgt Baldwin, who served in The Second Royal Tank Regiment, completed multiple tours of action in Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan, and was Mentioned in Dispatches for his bravery.

Future wars could be fought with hordes of killer ‘tanklets’, top Tank Commander...

It is adaptability that has kept tanks relevant for over a century, says Baldwin.

No, the age of the battle tank isn’t over…it’s just beginning

A man has been charged after a car was driven through the barriers of an Army barracks in Hampshire.

Man charged after Army barracks incident - bomb squad called

“Amazing and caring father” Wayne Neville was killed when a drink driver hit him head-on at 100mph

Family tributes to “amazing and caring father” killed by drink driver

Ally McIlroy pictured at Leonardo in Yeovil.

Moving mountains for veterans in Mount Kilimanjaro trek

Daniel Khalife was arrested in Chiswick, west London, by the Met Police on 9 September - three days after he allegedly escaped from Wandsworth Prison. Credit: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire

Daniel Khalife jailed for espionage and prison escape

British infantrymen occupying a shallow trench before an advance during the Battle of the Somme

What actually happened at the Battle of the Somme?

Ex-British soldier Daniel Khalife found guilty of spying for Iran

Watch as War Horse memorial gets purple poppy coat to remember fallen service animals

Watch as War Horse statue gets draped in beautiful purple poppy coat

General Sir Mike Jackson, former head of the British Army and a key figure in the Iraq War, has died at the age of 80.

Former head of British Army dies
General Sir Mike Jackson, former head of the British Army and a key figure in the Iraq War, has died at the age of 80.
Rahmah Ghazali

Defence secretary John Healey, and shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge, held heated discussions in parliament about the state of Britain's armed forces. The Strategic Defence Review was outlined.

Defence secretary lambasts ex-Tory regime for state of armed forces

Kings Guardsman, Manuel Alcantara Turner, has been crowned Mr England

Soldier who was on duty for King's coronation crowned Mr England

A fearsome Apache gunship was filmed on a low pass over Grindleford.

Watch: Apache gunship roars overhead in low pass over village

Police vehicles beside a cordon at the scene in Sally Port Gardens in Gillingham, Kent

Man, 24, charged over after solider stabbed near army barracks

Police vehicles beside a cordon at the scene in Sally Port Gardens in Gillingham, Kent

Solider suffers 'serious injuries' after stabbing near army barracks

Jackie Smith

Alton Towers Resort appoints its first ever Chief Thrillseeker - aged 72

Ex-Major General James Roddis appeared at the Bulford Military Court Centre in Salisbury, Wiltshire, on Wednesday, where he admitted disgraceful conduct of an indecent kind. Picture: Getty Images

Ex-army officer in court for indecent conduct

Mary Lamb, 65, suffered a chest infection, stomach bug and was 10 minutes away from hypothermia - but she finished three peaks challenge.

Watch: I climbed 3 peaks in wheelchair...I was 10mins from hypothermia

Mary Lamb left 'battered and bruised' after 'climbing' the Three Peaks

Vida and Quaker, the most seriously injured of the horses, are now enjoying some time off (Photo: HMRC/Twitter)

Runaway Cavalry horses set to join King's Birthday parade

Prince William flies helicopter after becoming Army chief.

Watch: Prince William flies helicopter after becoming Army chief
Watch as Prince William climbs into the Apache helicopter, speaks with a serviceman and reads instructions before taking off.
Jessica Martin

The Duke of Kent, Prince Edward, is to step down as Colonel of the Scots Guards after 50 years. Photo by Getty Images.

Royal quits

Michael Copeland from Stafford, on his climb up Kilimanjaro with a fridge on his back. The former soldier has conquered Africa's highest mountain whilst carrying a fridge on his back to encourage men to talk about mental health with MIND.

Ex-soldier carries 30kg fridge up Mount Kilimanjaro

Harry Clark, who won The Traitors

Traitors winner reveals show's secrets

Princess of Wales and the Queen attending Trooping the Colour in 2023. Picture: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty

Trooping the Colour tickets on sale

RAF Lakenheath previously housed American nuclear missiles following the Cold War.

RAF to house American nuclear warheads

General Sir Patrick Sanders has emphasise the need for the Government to “mobilise the nation” in the event of war with Russia. Picture: PA

General Sir Patrick Sanders: Who is chief of Britain’s Defence Staff?

General Sir Patrick Sanders is giving a speech where he is expected to emphasise the need for the Government to “mobilise the nation” in the event of war with Russia. Photo by Getty Images.

Britons warned by army chief they may be called to war

Soldiers from 4th Regiment Royal Artillery take part in a Regimental physical training session on Saltburn beach (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

'Mobilise the nation' - the history of military service in the UK

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex looks on during day six of the Invictus Games DÃ¼sseldorf 2023 on September 15, 2023 in Duesseldorf, Germany. (Photo by Lukas Schulze/Getty Images for Invictus Games DÃ¼sseldorf 2023)

Prince Harry makes first public appearance after dropping libel case

Lance Corporal Harold Jones (100), army veteran has walked hundreds of miles around his home in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham

Brummie great grandad, 100, walks 660 miles round garden for charity

Grant Shapps has announced the UK will be deploying 20,000 troops to NATO Europe. Picture: Leon Neal/PA Wire

UK deploying 20,000 troops to NATO Europe

Lee Rigby in April 2011 with son Jack age 7 months. The son of murdered soldier Lee Rigby is aiming to raise £10,000 in a charity drive to help other bereaved forces children and "in honour of my dad" (PA)

Who was Lee Rigby and why was his son at Pride Of Britain awards?

King Charles III

King Charles to receive Scottish crown jewels to mark coronation

The Red Arrows will fly over Buckingham Palace this weekend for Trooping the Colour

What time is the Red Arrows flypast for Trooping the Colour?

Red Arrows perform flypast over The Mall in London. Picture: Ministry of Defence via Getty Images

Coronation flypast ‘scaled down’ due to adverse weather

The coronation flypast could be cancelled due to bad weather

Coronation flypast given green light following weather concerns

Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan. Picture: AP Photo/Marwan Ali

Britons trapped in Sudan feel ‘abandoned’ by government as war rages

Westminster Magistrates’ Court. CARLOS JASSO/AFP via Getty Images

British Army member accused of ‘bomb hoax’ at RAF base

A Brimstone missile being prepared for deployment to Syria at RAF Marham in Norfolk in 2015 (Photo: PHILIP COBURN/AFP via Getty Images)

How many Brimstone missiles is the UK sending to Ukraine - and cost

Prince Harry salutes as he joins British troops and service personal remaining in Afghanistan as they gather for a Remembrance Sunday service at Kandahar Airfield in 2014 (Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Prince Harry military service: what rank was he in the Army?

King Charles II has reportedly granted Prince Harry special permission to appear in uniform at a vigil beside the Queen’s coffin (Photo: Getty Images)

Prince Harry ‘permitted to wear military uniform’ for Queen’s vigil

Abdullah Hadi checks a stray dog before undertaking sterilisation surgery in the medical facility of the Nowzad Dogs Shelter in Kabul (Photo: WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Who is Nowzad founder Pen Farthing and what is Operation Ark?

Zorian Tytych, 18, has achieved four As and been given a place at Durham University while his father fights on the front line

Ukrainian students fearing Russian invasion win places at universities

Armed Forces Day, which takes place on the last Saturday of June, honours the men and women of the Armed forces community. In celebration, there is a national event which includes aerial flypasts and more.

When is Armed Forces Day 2022? Date, why military day is celebrated

Dame Kelly Holmes poses in front of Tower Bridge ahead of the Virgin Money London Marathon in 2016 (Photo: Alex Broadway/Getty Images)

Dame Kelly Holmes: is she married and does she have kids?

Jordan Gatley was named in a social media tribute post by his father (Photo: Dean Gatley / Facebook)

‘Hero’ former British soldier killed while fighting for Ukraine

Former British Army soldier Shaun Pinner has urged Russia to treat him as a prisoner of war after he was captured while fighting in the Ukrainian resistance. (Credit: PA)

Shaun Pinner: former British soldier sentenced to death

Jason Fox, the ex-Special Forces soldier and star of TV’s SAS: Who Dares Wins

SAS Who Dares Wins 2022: release date - and Ant Middleton replacement

Starstreak missiles could be sent to Ukraine from the UK in the fightback against Russia. (Credit: Getty)

UK could send starstreak missiles to support Ukraine’s defences

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