Defence Secretary backing beards and brands Army's current policy ridiculous
Grant Shapps calls for change, saying many armies around the world operate effectively without any prohibition on facial hair.
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Army General Sir Roly Walker: Who is the new Army chief who led Special Forces?
General Sir Roly Waker will take over from General Sir Patrick Sanders in June 2024 as Chief of the General Staff
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Army Taliban bomb survivor and former Special Forces commander appointed new Army chief
Lieutenant General Sir Roly Walker will become Chief of the General Staff as of June 2024
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Football UKAF fight back to draw Kentish Cup opener against the French Forces
A 1-1 draw means UKAF need a big win against the Dutch Forces on Wednesday to stay in title contention
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Royal Marines US Marine named top student as he earns British green beret with Royal Marine Commandos
Captain Brown of the United States Marine Corps was named as the top student of his intake on the All-Arms Commando Course
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Aircraft Leader of reborn Immortals living his dream with 809 Squadron flying the F-35
809 Naval Air Squadron becomes the first Royal Navy unit to fly the new stealth aircraft, operating alongside 617 Squadron, The Dambusters
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Boxing Women's Winter Box Cup ends with multiple medals won across the Armed Forces
Success for military boxers at the Women's Winter Box Cup in London, while the Army's Terri-Leigh Stuart wins bronze for England in Croatia
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TV Viewers hit out at 'unforgivable inaccuracies' in portrayal of Air Force in BBC drama Vigil
Series two of the TV drama sees the police officers focus on multiple unexplained deaths at a military base, with a drone seemingly gone ...
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Navy Watch: HMS Prince of Wales returns to Portsmouth after landmark US deployment
Britain's biggest warship has spent the last few months off the US east coast and has now returned to Portsmouth naval base.
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Ukraine UK and Norway to lead new maritime coalition to increase support for Ukraine
The UK will transfer two Royal Navy minehunter ships to the eastern European nation
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Politics Military charities call on PM to honour pledge to hold debate on LGBT+ compensation
Fighting With Pride and other organisations supporting LGBT+ veterans want to see the expected debate go ahead in the Commons
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USA US Army Black Knights defeat US Navy Midshipmen at their annual American football matchup
For the first time in the rivalry's history, teams from the US Military Academy at West Point and the US Naval Academy met on the gridiron ...
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RAF RAF aeromedical evacuation specialists train to survive -20°C arctic temperatures
The aeromedical evacuation specialists deployed to Bardufoss Air Station in Norway for Exercise Arctic Phoenix
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Ukraine Ukraine's first lady warns her countrymen face mortal danger if West backs down over aid
Olena Zelenska argues people in her country will be left to die if the world gets tired of providing support amid the Russian invasion
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Army Head of the British Army agrees to take a look at the service's policy on beards
The Army's policy on facial hair has been under the public spotlight, with a post on X hinting that a decision may be made next year
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Navy In pictures: 809 Naval Air Squadron makes grand return after 41 years
The unit, which will fly the F-35B Lightning stealth jet, has been reborn 82 years after the squadron was first stood up