Be prepared that things will feel very strange: REME veteran's practical advice for civvy street
British Army veteran Dr Bex Bennett spoke to BFBS Forces News for the latest in the How I Got Here series
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Army Sikhs feel 'pressure on their shoulders' as new Ceremonial Troop keeps WWI history alive
Huge First World War Sikh sacrifice honoured with new troop as representation dwindles
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Army Meeting Bernard Cornwell – the master storyteller who shares his brain with Sharpe
BFBS Forces News reporter Sian Grzeszczyk Melbourne finds out what's in store for the historical fiction writer's most beloved characters
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Army On Russia's doorstep: Exercise Bold Panzer sees 1,000 troops conduct wargames
The deployment on Nato's eastern flank included a multinational force of infantry and heavy armour regiments
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Forces Charities Soldier wins his first ultra-marathon in 40°C+ heat to raise funds for mental health charities
Cpl Simon Richardson joined Jason 'Foxy' Fox and Brian Wood to take on the Ultra 4 Charity Sahara Desert ultra-marathon
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Tri-Service In pictures: From night raids to beach landings, multinational Ex Tarassis wraps up
Tarassis brought together thousands of personnel, and dozens of ships and aircraft across the North Atlantic, Scandinavia and Baltic regions
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Army Slippery when wet: Exercise Mudmaster lets soldiers test their off-roading skills
This year's iteration of the exercise lived up to its name, with the wet weather creating some tough conditions for the competitors
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Army Welcome to the jungle: Meet the Army's newly trained army of battlefield life savers
The first Combat Life Savers are designed to meet the challenges of the modern battlefield and bring British forces in line with Nato allies
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Army British Army's ceremonial troops swap scarlet for grey in historic style as winter looms
Marking the transition to Greenwich Mean Time, they exchanged their iconic scarlet tunics for the heavy woollen Athol grey livery
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Army Police launch national investigation into alleged sexual abuse of British Army recruits
The investigation is currently looking at allegations between the 1970s and 2016 at several British Army locations in the UK
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Northern Ireland Bloody Sunday: What happened in Northern Ireland in 1972 and why it still matters
For some, it represents a defining moment in the campaign for civil rights, for others it's part of a painful history that divides opinion
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Gurkhas Heavy, hilly and hard: Pirbright instructors try their hand at Gurkhas' Doko Race
Strapping a weighted basket to your head and running 5km aims to bring personnel together – even if it is through exhaustion
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Army Citizen soldiers prove their worth with largest Army Reserve deployment in 40 years
Exercise Rhino Heart in Sennelager is the biggest deployment of reserve forces since Lionheart back in 1984
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Army Keeping the peace: UK renews commitment to supporting Nato peacekeeping in Kosovo
Nato's Kosovo Force was established in 1999, and the UK have deployed troops to the country ever since
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Army United colours of Cambrian: QDG and Austrians show spirit of cooperation on patrol
This year saw a trend that began back in 2023 continue, with the arduous 48-hour exercise hosting more mixed-nation teams
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Cyprus Clay target crackshots: Shotguns tipped to help soldiers defend against drones
With shotguns an increasingly common feature on the modern battlefield, these crackshots will come in handy in future warfare