As one of the nation’s top Apprentice employers, the British Army is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week. Irrespective of age or qualifications, more than 95% of soldiers are enrolled onto apprenticeship schemes. This means that with some 17,500 soldiers on apprenticeship at any one time, the Army delivers the largest apprenticeship programme ...
Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has reaffirmed the commitment of the UK to European security at a meeting of the European Union Defence Minister in Brussels. The Defence Secretary has urged EU members to put security firmly at the top of its priorities by stepping up its cooperation with NATO, in ...
New memorial to commemorate British servicemen and women who gave their lives in the D-Day landings. A new memorial, supported by £20M in government funding has been announced by the Prime Minister and Chancellor, which will commemorate British servicemen and women who lost their lives in the D-Day landings and in ...
The number of security incidents at UK Armed Forces sites has seen a dramatic spike over the past two years. The figures were revealed by Defence Minister Mark Lancaster in response to written Commons questions. Official figures show nearly 1,300 security breaches over the past two years. In 2015, 486 incidents were ...