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UK to offer military ‘gap year’ to give teenagers taste of armed forces

UK to offer military ‘gap year’ to give teenagers taste of armed forces

Army barracks could be the new Thailand. School leavers could be swapping Thailand for Army barracks with the UK military to start offering ‘gap years’ to teenagers during which they will be trained to fight in war zones. The scheme targets school and college leaver and gives teenagers the chance to get a taste of […]

2 months ago

Royal Marine sniper thwarts £35m drug haul with single bullet from a helicopter

Royal Marine sniper thwarts £35m drug haul with single bullet from a helicopter

It’s the latest in a series of drug busts by the Royal Navy A Royal Marine sniper has thwarted a £35m drug haul using just a single bullet. The impressive feat was announced in an official press realise by the Ministry of Defence on the government’s website, stating that the incident took place in the […]

5 months ago

North Korea arrests four officials over ‘disastrous’ warship launch

North Korea arrests four officials over ‘disastrous’ warship launch

Kim Jong Un wasn’t best pleased with last week’s unveiling Four individuals have been arrested in conjunction with a botched warship launch in North Korea. Last week it was reported that the bottom of a brand-new 5,000-tonne navy destroyer was partially crushed at the ceremony, causing huge balancing issues. Now, the country’s state media agency […]

10 months ago

Russia, China, and Iran to carry out joint naval drill to ‘deepen military trust’

Russia, China, and Iran to carry out joint naval drill to ‘deepen military trust’

The trio dubbed the new ‘Axis of Evil’ will begin exercises tomorrow Russia, Iran and China are set to hold joint naval exercises this month in an effort to ‘deepen military mutual trust’ between the three nations. China’s defence ministry announced the news today as exercises are set to begin tomorrow. Iran’s Tasnim news agency […]

1 year ago

British guy who travelled to Ukraine to fight Russians returns home after 10 days

British guy who travelled to Ukraine to fight Russians returns home after 10 days

He described the ‘obvious lack of training’ amongst the Russian troops The British 21-year-old who journeyed to Ukraine to fight the Russians has returned home after 10 days, citing that there was “too high risk and too little reward.” Ethan Dennis, who has served four years as an engineer in the Royal Navy, decided to […]

4 years ago

Boris Johnson ‘to commission £200m yacht named after Prince Philip’

Boris Johnson ‘to commission £200m yacht named after Prince Philip’

Ah yes, just what we need during a global pandemic and economic crisis: a £200m yacht In yet another mawkish ode to the Royal Family, a new yacht is set to be constructed in memory of the late Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip. Reports suggest it will cost £200 million to build. A £200m yacht. […]

5 years ago

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