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British soldiers given Royal approval to grow beards —most US troops still can’t

The British Army is allowing all its soldiers to grow beards for the first time in 100 years. King Charles III personally weighed in on the decision to permit British soldiers to sport fearsome facial ...
Business Insider

The British Army has shrunk to its smallest size since the Napoleonic wars

The British Army is now smaller than those of Romania and Bangladesh. Its size raises questions about the UK's ability to support NATO, confront Russia, or fight a war. "Right now, the British Army ...
War on the Rocks

The British Army and the Lessons of the Boer War

In January 2024, British Chief of the General Staff Gen. Sir Patrick Sanders warned that British youth were now part of a “pre-war” generation. Pointing to the threat from Russia, he drew a direct ...
Newsweek

UK to ‘Double Fighting Power in Three Years,’ Top British General Says

The head of the British Army has said the United Kingdom will "double its fighting power" by 2027 and then triple the lethality of its army by 2030. The NATO country plans to have its land forces ...
CNN

The British Army trains in Kenya. Many women say soldiers raped them and abandoned children they fathered

The British Army Training Unit, Kenya (BATUK), is headquartered in the town of Nanyuki, about 70 miles southwest of Archer’s Post. BATUK is currently under investigation by the Defense, Intelligence ...