Captain Tom Moore has been made an honorary colonel by the Queen to mark his 100th birthday, after raising £30million for NHS Charities Together ...

The British Army has opened up helicopter flying to all ranks, announcing on 1 February that privates can now become pilots.

The British Army has opened up helicopter flying to all ranks, announcing on 1 February that privates can now become pilots.

The ranks of non-commissioned officers will also be returned to the original British Army and Commonwealth designations.

There are almost 1,000 more trained officers on the Army payroll than the force needs to do its work. But among the ranks, there is a shortfall of 4,400 - the equivalent of around seven infantry ...

THE British Army has seen a boom in recruitment from Ireland – with a sharp rise in the numbers who enlisted for the UK last year. According to figures from the Ministry of Defence, 810 peopl… ...

The Army has several ranks that include the word man, such as guardsman, used by the Brigade of Guards, and rifleman, which dates back to the 19th Century and the war against Napoleon.

Lieutenant General Tyrone Urch (pictured) has said that while the British Army is becoming more diverse, it 'should be doing a lot better' at tackling the issue of racism among its ranks.