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Born in Tidworth Garrison military hospital and raised in Norway, Gibraltar and Iraq, General Sir Patrick Sanders was commissioned in 1986 and spent his early service as an Infantry Officer in The Royal Green Jackets in Germany, Norway and the...
Lieutenant General Stickland was appointed Chief Joint Operations at the Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood in November 2021, responsible for the command and integration of UK global operations. He previously served as Assistant Chief of Defence Staff for Operations &...
Lidl GB became a pioneer in the retail sector by signing the Armed Forces Covenant at the historic Horse Guards.
Lieutenant Colonel Paul Marshall MBE Royal Logistic Corps was educated at Fleetwood Nautical College and Lincoln University. After leaving school in 1979 he was trained as a ships Navigator with Shell Tankers UK Limited before changing his career and joining...
Lieutenant General Sir Ben Bathurst is a graduate of the University of Bristol (BSc(Hons)) and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, commissioning into the Welsh Guards in 1987. He served as a Mechanised Infantry Platoon Commander in Germany, then Operations Officer...
Brigadier Marcus Simson commissioned into The Queen’s Own Hussars, an armoured main battle tank regiment in 1989. Stationed in Germany at the tail end of the Cold War, he fulfilled a number of junior Regimental appointments and deployed on operations...
Doug began his career in the British Army in 1984 as a Private Soldier. He served in the Army for 37 years. Over that time, he was stationed in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Germany, Cyprus and the United States,...
Raised in Northumberland, General Dame Sharon Nesmith DCB ADC (Gen) commissioned into the Royal Corps of Signals in 1992, spending the majority of her early years serving in Germany, the Balkans and Iraq. While in command she has been responsible...
A biscuit book exploring how we make technology work for us, find and use information as part of decision-making, and combine with Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The UK has sanctioned 6 individuals heading up the penal colony where Alexei Navalny died on 16 February 2024.
Tim Blackmore was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Transport in 1992 after graduating from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He was promoted to Colonel in 2014 and assumed the role of the Head of British Forces Post Office. He...
Bill was born in 1943 and was educated in Edinburgh. He joined the Post Office as a management trainee in 1961 and in 1981 he was appointed to the Post Office Board. He had various Board appointments including Finance Director,...
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has led the Army’s largest ever force development war game and collaboration.
Lyanne Maclean became Chief Operating Officer on 1st October 2019. Lyanne was a British Army Officer until 2013; leaving as a Colonel having commanded her Regiment and led soldiers in conflicts worldwide. She was awarded a QCVS for her work...
A guide for Service families about applying for, maintaining, moving in and out of and living in UK Service Family Accommodation (SFA).
Andrew Harrison was educated in London and completed a degree in Economics prior to joining the Parachute Regiment in 1990. His service through the 1990’s included multiple tours to Northern Ireland, a year with the UN in Iraq, exchanges to...
Mark Lancaster TD was Minister of State for the Armed Forces from 13 June 2017 to 16 December 2019. Mark was educated at Kimbolton School. He has a BSc in Business Studies from the University of Buckingham and an MBA...
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