At least 45,000 personnel affected by MOD decision to pause controversial housing changes
The MOD has put its latest plans for its subsidised military housing on hold while a review takes place.
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News MOD halts military housing plan after defending controversial changes based on need not rank
The new plans would have allocated housing based on the size of a family and not rank.
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News MOD defends new policy changes to military housing as petition is launched calling for review
A petition seeking to challenge the MOD's New Accommodation Offer has received thousands of signatures.
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Cyprus Personnel in long-term relationships entitled to overseas housing in new pilot scheme
The scheme breaks down barriers to people wanting a posting in Cyprus or the Falklands, where about a third of overseas personnel are based.
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Families Royal Navy couple say they were plunged into debt after ceiling collapsed at their military home
The wife of a serving sailor says they were forced to spend thousands of pounds after their possessions were damaged by the ensuing leak.
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Explainers Fact check: Is military conscription really going to happen?
A hypothetical war with Russia in the future has led to questions of who would be exempt from possible conscription.
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Feature Military spouse turned comedian uplifting forces community one joke at a time
Comedian Ashley Gutermuth, the wife of a US Air Force Reserve pilot, is using TikTok to be a megaphone for the military community.
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Soldiering On New category revealed as nominations for 2024 Soldiering On Awards go live
Here's your chance to honour those members of the Armed Forces community who go above and beyond.
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Army Royal Yorkshire Regiment announces death of Kabul hero Kieran Heaney
Pte Heaney took part in Operation Pitting, the evacuation of more than 15,000 people who were escaping Taliban rule.
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Veterans D-Day heroes both celebrate 100th birthdays in same month and in same nursing home
Second World War veterans Peter Belcher and David Teacher took part in the Normandy landings, which put the Allies on the road to victory.
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Navy Father and son called Hunter serving together on same hunter-killer submarine
Seventeen-year-old Engineering Technician George Hunter has followed in the footsteps of his father Graham, being deployed on the same sub.
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Navy Just keep pushing yourself: Advice for life from one Royal Navy brother to another
Oshane Pompey and his brother Kurtney both joined the Navy this year, just weeks apart, with Oshane already finishing basic training.
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Tri-Service Where are the UK Armed Forces deployed this Christmas?
7,000 UK personnel are away from home serving on 40 operations in 30 countries, so find out where they are and what they are doing.
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Families Military personnel to read heart-warming CBeebies Bedtime Stories over Christmas
The special festive episode features some military mums and dads who can't be at home with their loved ones over Christmas.
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Afghanistan UK has duty to protect ex-Afghan Special Forces operators from Taliban, says Mercer
Veterans Minister pledges to do all he can to help former SF members resettle in the UK as some are being attacked and killed by the Taliban
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Families Military families to move into new high-quality net zero accommodation
Hundreds of military personnel and their families are expected to benefit from the environmentally friendly housing at Imjin Barracks