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The British Army Stories concerning the British Army, looking at recruitment, retention, pensions, deployments, etc

The rank outsider: Tommy Atkins is not a role model for today's boys and girls, Sunday Telegraph, 1995

Basic training floors female army recruits, BBC News online, 01.01.2000

Recruit was fittest in platoon but far too old, Telegraph, 08.02.2000

Bullied army recruits being forced to desert, Observer, 04.06.2000

Army bullies force desertion to a record, Observer, 04.06.2000

"We know we must change", Observer, 04.06.2000

Army's TV campaign for recruits, Telegraph, 08.09.2000

Trainee soldiers given power to 'send off' officers, Telegraph, 23.12.2000

Singing Grenadier trebles new recruits, Telegraph, 10.09.2000


How soon could our Army loose a war?, Daily Telegraph, 16.12.1997

Army's role in Germany to be cut by Labour, Telegraph, 23.03.1998

Soldiers were killed by NATO bombs, Guardian, 22.06.1999

Army Running out of officers in staff crisis, Sunday Times, 05.09.1999 

Overstretched army struggles to fill new role, Guardian, 04.01.2000

Soldiers to be given right to sue their officers, Sunday Telegraph. 27.02.2000

Red line at its thinnest since days of Wellington, Daily Telegraph, 12.08.2000

Army peace role 'sapping our strength', Telegraph, 10.08.2000


Paras drug scandal, Mirror, 14.03.2000

Aldershot is in the blood, Guardian, 06.04.2000

British Army full of convicts, says German defence minister, 21.05.2000

Army down 'two battalions' with drug dismissals, Times, 16.11.2000


Mandelson calls British Army 'chinless wonders', RTE 1, 10.03.2000

IRA sent recruits to Army for training, Telegraph, 28.04.2000


Army to test women for combat roles, Observer, 28.05.2000

Army tests women for frontline, Guardian, 29.05.2000

Women soldiers to be tested in combat role, Times, 29.05.2000

Battle and the sexes, Guardian, 03.06.2000


How did the British army use dance music to unite the Serbs, Croats and Muslims?, Guardian, 29.05.2000

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