by | Nov 28, 2021 | Forces news, Support Soldiers
Putting together Christmas gifts for a soldier overseas can be especially difficult to figure out. And it’s that time of the year where we start planning the perfect shopping list …
by | Nov 9, 2021 | Support Soldiers
The British Royal Marines recently went up against a formidable enemy. The five-day battle took place in the Mojave Desert in California. The series of exercises, dubbed Green Dagger, included forces from the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Netherlands,...
by | Oct 19, 2021 | Forces news, Support Soldiers
It was just a few days ago that we found out that the military had stepped in to help manage the fuel shortage. The College of Policing is now hoping former service personnel, especially ones with military intelligence experience, will be taking on a new badge....
by | Oct 6, 2021 | Forces news
Yet another crisis that the British military is taking head on. According to a government release, the current lack of petrol caused by a lack of truck drivers is finally being addressed. The issue resulted in panic buying and forced officials to try and...
by | Sep 21, 2021 | Forces news
In 2006, Ben Parkinson became one of the most seriously injured soldiers to have fought in the war in Afghanistan. At the time of his injury, doctors thought there was little chance that he would survive. Fifteen years later, not only has he survived, he has marked...
by Forces Penpals | Aug 31, 2021 | Forces news, Support Soldiers
The turmoil in Afghanistan has been difficult for many current and former members of the military. The two-decade long war was not without sacrifice, and many put themselves in the line of fire not just to keep their own country safe, but also to help the Afghans keep...
by | Jun 24, 2021 | Support Soldiers
A new initiative, The Veterans’ Walk, has helped students build a pathway made of around 1,000 granite stones, which recognize both current and former members of the military. The structure is made up of names of hundreds of military personnel who have done us...
by | Jun 8, 2021 | Support Soldiers
The UK army is taking on another big beast, and making it look easy i.e. Climate Change. The military branch is set to plant around two million trees across the UK. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) conducted an exhaustive assessment across the UK military...
by | Apr 27, 2021 | Support Soldiers
Women who have served in the military don’t always find the help and support they need once they give up their roles. A new study from the BMJ Military Health journal seems to suggest that the way they manage their mental health is different from how male...
by | Apr 15, 2021 | Forces news, Support Soldiers
Sometimes life truly does imitate art. That is the story of 17-year-old Debra Bell – a young military student from Durham, who is on her way to becoming an army medic after drawing inspiration from the TV show ‘Our Girl’. While...
Anyone know a Jeff Brown Raf. Stationed in gaza ?
Think of their families hopefully they will be released
I m looking for pen pal
I would be interested in this, doing and or helping.
I agree with you there… And it seems its just cost effective unfortunateley...🤔money over human lives...