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Brain booster

Bored of those dodgy smartphone games? There’s now a far more fruitful way to keep your noggin sharp at the screen – and it could even boost your future career prospects.

Online learning platform My Digital Skills has been added to the Defence Gateway and it gives troops access to hundreds of courses geared towards clueing you up on topics that could be vital to future operations.

Its AI-driven content allows users to learn five minutes at a time, and according to the creators in the Digital Skills for Defence programme it has a training value of £200 per person.

The same material is also available for free to military spouses and veterans via techvets.co

LCpl Melicia Antoine (AGC (SPS)), who has already tried the courses out, said: “I’ve picked up practical ways to be more efficient at work and am diving into exciting new topics. It’s a great tool.”