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Royal Navy veteran finally passes out at Dartmouth - 63 years after joining

2 days ago | forces.net | Tim Cooper

An 81-year-old Royal Navy officer has finally passed out of Britannia Royal Naval College, more than six decades after he first began training there. Captain Malcolm Farrow missed his original passing out parade back in the early 1960s after switching trades from engineer to seaman - and never completed the traditional graduation ceremony. "I am absolutely amazed. I mean, I'm almost speechless. And that takes a lot to make me speechless.
Massive crowd sees off HMS Prince of Wales as carrier leaves Portsmouth for CSG 25

2 days ago | forces.net | Tim Cooper

HMS Prince of Wales has set sail from Portsmouth Harbour to the sound of cheering crowds as she heads out to sea to lead Carrier Strike Group 2025. She's on an eight-month mission to demonstrate UK and allied collective resolve and determination to maintain security and freedom from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Military housing: Govt pledges urgent repairs and more freedom for service families

6 days ago | forces.net | James Wharton

Armed Forces families are being promised significant improvements to their homes after years of frustration over leaky roofs, failing heating systems and slow repairs. The Ministry of Defence has unveiled a new Consumer Charter aimed at raising standards across all 36,000 military homes recently brought back under public ownership.
Not just overseas: The 160,000 war graves hidden in plain sight across the UK

1 week ago | forces.net | James Wharton

When we picture war graves, it's easy to imagine the sweeping cemeteries of northern France or the solemn stillness of Belgium's Flanders Fields. But you may be surprised to learn that more than 160,000 Commonwealth war graves are right here in the UK – often hidden in plain sight. Stonefall Cemetery is one of the most striking examples.
Royal Navy is training personnel to lead in more uncertain times, Armed Forces Minister says

1 week ago | forces.net | Tim Cooper

The Royal Navy is training sailors to lead in more uncertain times, the Armed Forces Minister has said. Luke Pollard made the comments in an interview with BFBS Forces News during a visit to see 150 cadets pass out at Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth. Mr Pollard's visit to the college comes ahead of the Carrier Strike Group 25's deployment to the Indo-Pacific.
Army veteran recalls helping Belsen survivors emotionally - and with chocolate

1 week ago | forces.net | Sofie Cacoyannis

I've been speaking to Mervyn Kersh, a 100-year-old Jewish British Army veteran. Mervyn fought in the Second World War in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Having been part of the D-Day landings in 1944 – he tells me the Légion d'Honneur is the medal of which he's most proud – he then found himself in Germany in April 1945. Eighty years ago today, British forces liberated the Nazi-run Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany.
Army Reserves dominate in second-ever fixture against Maritime Reserves

1 week ago | forces.net | Craig Tilley

The Army Reserves men’s football team have beaten the Maritime Reserves 6-0 in their second-ever Inter Reserves Service fixture in Portsmouth. It was a storming victory for the Army and their second in a row, after they won last year's inaugural fixture in Aldershot. Lance Corporal Patrick Conboy was the standout player after scoring a hat-trick to contribute to the Army's victory.
Fake news is just another name for propaganda, warns Bergen-Belsen survivor

1 week ago | forces.net | James Wharton

BFBS Forces News reporter James Wharton meets Bergen-Belsen survivor Alfred Garwood. The best thing about being a journalist is that you get to meet some of the most extraordinary people on the planet. The downside is you often get just five minutes with them to draw out the most compelling parts of their deeply personal stories. I recently met Alfred Garwood, an 82-year-old retired doctor who was born in a Polish ghetto.
Why the Blues and Royals are the only soldiers allowed to salute without a headdress

1 week ago | forces.net | James Wharton

In the long, tradition-rich history of the British Army, few customs are as distinctive – or as steeped in legend – as the one observed by the Blues and Royals: the only regiment permitted to salute without wearing a headdress. It's a custom that dates back more than 260 years, to a decisive cavalry action during the Battle of Warburg in 1760 and a single bareheaded salute that would go on to be repeated every day, for centuries.
They Were There: The WW2 project by the maverick pilot who flew under Tower Bridge

1 week ago | forces.net | Laura Skitt

A legendary RAF pilot who goes viral every year for the daring moment he flew his Hawker Hunter through London's Tower Bridge in April 1968 has a unique Second World War project few people know about.