Royal Navy 
Although the UK has a proud naval heritage the Royal Navy has long been under the microscope as far as manning and ships are concerned. However, with the 1998 Strategic Defence Review and the 2004 White Paper, Delivering Security in a Changing World...
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Royal Marines
In 1946 the Army Commandos were disbanded, leaving the Royal Marines to continue the Commando role. There are still Army elements serving with the Royal Marines in a supporting role. All personnel, with very few exceptions, have completed either th...
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RAF Squadrons and Regiments
The first RAF squadron (then as the RFC – Royal Flying Corps) was formed in 1912 and it upgraded to aircraft in 1914. The RAF is the oldest independant air force in the world with a long proud history, serving in all the major conflicts that took pla...
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Army
The British Army has a long and distinguished history, not to mention a very complicated hierarchy for the Regiments and Corps. This section summarises the history and the functions of the different aspects of the modern British Army.
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