May 2025 - Updates - Soldier magazine

Female cadet, walking across rope bridge in wooded area

With many of it's youngsters ending up in the military, new findings on the benefits of the Army Cadet Force will be hard for politicians to ignore

Army cadets have a strong moral compass, make friends with those outside their usual social circle and are less likely to have their collar felt by the law.

Uniformed soldier climbing up wooden ladder

Don't miss the window to grab £8,000

Private soldiers and lance corporals can earn themselves an extra £8,000 if they sign up for another three years of service on top of their first four.

PM, Kier Starmer giving speech to soldiers

PM support for training effort

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told Op Interflex soldiers their work is “incredibly humbling”.

Global SITREP

Air-drop milestone

Falkland Islands

Soldiers from Brize-based 47 Air Despatch Squadron have been on a high after ticking off two notable firsts on the RAF A400 Atlas.

Eyes on the prize

Arkansas

The British Army Reserve Operational Shooting Team put their accuracy to the test at the 34th Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting.

Fighting spirit

Germany

Some 200 British troops joined 3,000 Nato colleagues for major drills at the Joint Multinational Readiness Centre in Hohenfels.

Aiming high

Nepal

Soldiers have their sights set on becoming the first mixed-gender British Army regular and reserve team to scale Mount Everest.

No delay at the doc

King Tiger to make its mark

Black and white picture of crowd celebrating VE Day

Eight decades on from VE Day, the shadow cast by the 1940s continues to grow

As corporal Paul Robinson stood in modern Berlin recently – 80 years after WW2 ended – he had a profound sense of the past resonating into the present.

All-female banner party make history at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst as the next generation of officers pass out of training

Three servicewomen marched into history at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Sovereign’s Parade – the first all-female banner party to participate.

Warming up for the Mane event

Soldiers and horses of The King's Troop were preparing for a busy ceremonial season as this issue hit the shelves.

Army small machine and soldier with drone

British troops employ lethal new tactics in California

Trying to see into the future can be a fool’s game. Even some of history’s finest minds have been made a laughing stock attempting it.