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March 2025

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Two men fighting in the Army boxing ring

Muay Thai joins Service’s official roster of combat sports

After a long campaign to get the sport recognised by the Service’s governing body, a 12-month trial is now under way, thanks to the graft of two individuals.

Fitness

Bringing in the experts

Around 60 troops from B Squadron were invited to Liverpool John Moores University, where they underwent lectures in nutrition, physiology and biomechanics.

Case for sport

Army basketball player SSgt Alex Rees (R Signals, pictured) tells us about the almost-endless benefits of sport in the mission to be become a better soldier.

Q&A - Worlds toughest row

Fresh from becoming the first military trio to complete the World’s Toughest Row, Team V3nture, are back on home soil and reflecting on the voyage of a lifetime

Doctor with IV bag

What happened when military personnel took over a busy NHS ward?

Trauma and orthopaedics is a hectic corner of Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital. In the coming hours the tri-Service team could be dealing with anything.

Careers

Is your boss in the dark?

If your OC is a bit oblivious – or your RSM is failing to read the room – there may soon be a way to put them in the picture better.

Brain booster

Bored of those dodgy smartphone games? There’s now a far more fruitful way to keep your noggin sharp at the screen.

Women unite

There has never been a better time to join the Army Servicewomen’s Network and this vital organisation is looking for men to be part of its committee too.

Soldier aiming gun on shooting range

Wannabes may soon be trained centrally rather than in unit

Aspiring sharpshooters from different cap badges could be training their sights together if a pilot initiative is given the green light.

Technology

AI tool helps defence staff with research, reports and more

Chat-MoD – a secure version of Chat GPT – can assist with the likes of drafting emails, summarising text, retrieving information and answering questions.

Could these weird canines remove the IED threat from human hands?

Robotic dogs fitted with disruptor mechanisms have been showcasing their ability to destroy improvised explosive devices in trials.

Ukraine expert shows raft of radical ideas for winning the drone war

The speed of the drone warfare revolution is showing no sign of slowing down, a leading light of the Ukrainian military machine has revealed.

Group of soldiers on skis, pulled by truck in snow

Army commandos test their Arctic mettle in northern Norway

Sub-zero temperatures awaited troops serving with the UK Commando Force as they travelled to Norway to tackle winter training in the Arctic circle.

Aerial view of a man sleeping in a blue bed

Could extra time in the doss bag make us better soldiers?

Scientists say that if leaders want to make the most of their soldiers, they must let them get as many of the recommended 7 to 9 hours per night as they can.

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