Sitrep: Proposed VAT hike on private schooling will destabilise military families
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon told the Sitrep podcast the move could have a negative effect on recruitment and retention.
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Politics Healey announces plan to end recruitment woes by axing acne and asthma restrictions
The Defence Secretary also said the whole recruitment process would be sped up so potential recruits would not be kept waiting too long.
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Politics If you're a gamer - your country needs you, says Healey as he seeks more cyber recruits
The Defence Secretary wants console warriors to sign up and become real warriors as Britain bolsters its defences against cyber attack.
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Army Healey taking a 'hard look' at private school VAT exemption for military families
The Defence Secretary has revealed that the Army is also looking at the impact it would have on serving personnel.
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Ukraine Keir Starmer says Ukraine will be central focus of upcoming visit to the White House
The Prime Minister says he wants to give Ukraine the support it needs, for as long as it needs.
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Tri-Service Sitrep: Speculation over the defence spending review is designed to scare
Defence expert Professor Michael Clarke says rumours of potential changes are just speculative stories that are designed to create fear.
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Veterans Veterans Minister vows to formalise support for personnel leaving Armed Forces
Alistair Carns was speaking during a visit to Jaguar Land Rover, which employs around 150 ex-forces personnel every year.
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Politics PM cancels appointment of Royal Marines general as national security adviser
Then-PM Rishi Sunak made the decision to appoint General Gwyn Jenkins in the role, but Sir Keir Starmer has now overturned the move.
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LGBTQ Compensation payment branded derisory and an insult to LGBT veterans by campaigners
The Fighting With Pride charity estimates victims are set to receive a payment of just £12,500.
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Politics 6% pay rise a vote of confidence in Armed Forces, defence minister says
The Government has announced a headline 6% pay increase for service personnel - the largest pay rise in decades for the Armed Forces.
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Politics Doug Beattie: Military Cross holder quits as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
Doug Beattie was awarded the Military Cross for his actions in fierce fighting over several days in Afghanistan in September 2006.
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Tri-Service Government letter gives defence suppliers 36 hours to find ways to cut costs, reports say
There are two specific issues facing the MOD, which could have triggered this apparent call for savings from defence suppliers.
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USA Who is Tim Walz? The military veteran taking on Trump alongside Harris
Tim Walz served in the US Army National Guard for 24 years, making him the longest-serving veteran to be a vice presidential nominee.
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Army British Army will not be helping riot response across the UK, Defence Secretary says
John Healey was speaking to Sky News in Rotherham, where he is a local MP, after 'protesters' attacked a hotel hosting asylum seekers.
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Tri-Service Poll results: What you said about the 6% pay rise for Armed Forces personnel
Around 1,800 people voted in a BFBS Forces News poll on YouTube, with more than half saying the rise is the best that could be hoped for.
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Army Sitrep: Can the UK be ready to fight a war or deter conflict in three years?
This week Sitrep looks into the future of the Army with its new head warning the UK has three years to be ready to deter conflict or fight a ...