To protect the nation, we step forward and meet every challenge
The British Army protects the United Kingdom’s interests at home and abroad, providing a safe and secure environment in which all British citizens can live and prosper.
Life in the Army
If you’re thinking about joining I’d say just go for it – the Army is a fantastic career. LCpl Laura Phillips, Royal Signals
Jungle is Massive!
Fresh from performing at The Queen’s Birthday Parade the infantry soldiers of 1st Battalion the Grenadier Guards deployed to the austere jungle of Belize to hone their elite skills.
State Opening of Parliament
More than 1,300 troops and 200 horses took to the streets of London today help open Parliament. The State Opening marks the formal start of the next parliamentary session and is steeped in centuries of tradition.
Medical, Transport and Supply Skills Tested by Army Logistic Brigade
Over 300 regular and reserve soldiers from 102 Logistic Brigade have been testing their medical, logistical and soldiering skills in the two-week major exercise: Exercise Halberd Dawn.
How the Cambrian March was won
As the world-renowned Exercise Cambrian Patrol reaches its 60th anniversary, 87-year-old Glyn Powell who was a territorial army soldier working as a schoolteacher, when he led his team to 1st place in 1961
Night Rehearsal for State Opening of Parliament
The Armed Forces will be playing a major role in the pomp and ceremony that is the State Opening of Parliament, on Monday 14th October 2019. In preparation, one thousand three hundred troops and two hundred horses took to the streets around Westminster before London woke up this morning.
Vikings exercise the Freedom of Haverhill
The Royal Anglian Regiment has celebrated its Regiment’s links with the Suffolk community of Haverhill by exercising the Freedom of the Town.
Reservists skills tested on Exercise Lion Star 6
157 (Welsh) Regiment Royal Logistic Corps has gone back to basics, on its two-week Annual Commitment Training camp. This year the Reserve RLC Regiment deployed on Exercise Lion Star 6 in Cyprus.
Britain Takes Lead Role In Enhanced Forward Presence
The Army is currently deployed in over 80 countries around the world. Deployments vary in strength from single military advisors to full operational deployments.
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Our Serving Troops
The British Army comprises of 112,000 experienced, committed and highly skilled Regular and Reserve soldiers.