BFBS Radio Sitrep
BFBS Radio
Radio: BFBS Gurkha Radio 1134
Categories: News & Politics
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The Army’s world-renowned Royal Military Academy Sandhurst is undertaking a radical process to modernise. It’s conducting what it calls a ‘Critical Mass Trial’ – huge efforts to ramp up the numbers of women in its platoons in response to a tragedy at the Academy. BFBS Forces News has been given rare and exclusive access to Sandhurst and has documented it in a new series produced by Rosie Laydon who talks to Sitrep.
Something that’s really getting people fired up in the military is the prospect of paying 20 per cent VAT on private school fees from January. Some personnel are even threatening to leave the Armed Forces if the Government pushes ahead, whereas others claim it will put new people off joining in the first place. Sitrep talks to the RAF Families Federation and retired Army Officer Hamish de Bretton-Gordon.
And former Tornado Navigator and bestselling author John Nichol talks to Kate Gerbeau about the history of the tomb of the unknown warrior and the painstaking efforts of finding, identifying and reburying the fallen, which he explores in his new book.
Previous episodes
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1651 - Sandhurst’s radical process to modernise Thu, 26 Sep 2024
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1650 - EXTRA – Unknown warrior Thu, 26 Sep 2024
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1649 - Lebanon device explosions – what will the British military be thinking? Thu, 19 Sep 2024
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1648 - The cost of helping Ukraine – less training for British soldiers Thu, 12 Sep 2024
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1647 - EXTRA – The Iranian Embassy Siege First Hand. Thu, 12 Sep 2024
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1646 - A reality check on “painful choices” and defence cut rumours. Thu, 05 Sep 2024
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1645 - EXTRA – Soldier, Doctor, Poet. Thu, 05 Sep 2024
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1644 - Who’s qualified to lead our national security? Thu, 29 Aug 2024
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1643 - The UK joins the military space race Thu, 22 Aug 2024
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1642 - Ukraine’s big gamble in Russia – what happens next? Thu, 15 Aug 2024
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1641 - Wagner Mercenaries in West Africa Thu, 08 Aug 2024
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1640 - The armed forces pay rise – what’s it really worth? Thu, 01 Aug 2024
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1639 - Ready for war in three years? Thu, 25 Jul 2024
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1638 - Why have outside experts been put in charge of the UK’s Defence Review? Thu, 18 Jul 2024
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1637 - “Don’t be Jack” -- the veterans who’ve become MPs Thu, 11 Jul 2024
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1636 - EXTRA - The Allied Reaction Force (and Britain’s role) explained Mon, 08 Jul 2024
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1635 - Defending Europe – what does NATO need to do? Thu, 04 Jul 2024
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1634 - The Black Sea mine threat Thu, 27 Jun 2024
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1633 - Who’s promising what for the Armed Forces? Thu, 20 Jun 2024
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1632 - War of the playground Thu, 13 Jun 2024
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1631 - The art of deception Thu, 06 Jun 2024
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1630 - An insider’s guide to the NATO summit Thu, 30 May 2024
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1629 - Is it time for western boots in Ukraine? Thu, 23 May 2024
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1628 - EXTRA – Hercules: first in, last out Thu, 23 May 2024
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1627 - What Course Ahead For The Royal Navy? Thu, 16 May 2024
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1626 - The forces payroll hack – what you need to know Thu, 09 May 2024
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1625 - Naval hide & seek in Norway’s fjords Thu, 02 May 2024
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1624 - EXTRA – Tempest, turning sci-fi concepts into flying reality Thu, 02 May 2024
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1623 - The PM’s defence spending spree – what’s it really worth? Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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1622 - How did the RAF support Israel when it was attacked by Iran? Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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1621 - EXTRA – What is followership, and how could it change the Army? Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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1620 - Can ‘broken’ defence procurement be fixed? Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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1619 - EXTRA – Minister explains new shake-up for buying military hardware Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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1618 - Russia’s new push in Ukraine Thu, 04 Apr 2024
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1615 - EXTRA – A view from Ukraine’s front line Thu, 04 Apr 2024
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1614 - The new Wider Service Medal – good or bad idea? Thu, 28 Mar 2024
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1613 - Inside the Navy’s ‘999 centre’ for the Red Sea Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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1612 - Wargaming to win Thu, 14 Mar 2024
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1611 - Germany’s embarrassing leak – could it happen to us too? Thu, 07 Mar 2024
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1610 - Extra – The world’s only female Chief of Defence Staff Thu, 07 Mar 2024
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1609 - Wargames under the waves Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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1608 - Getting UK arms to Ukraine Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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1607 - EXTRA – Can we rely on the Trident nuclear deterrent? Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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1606 - Trump-proofing Europe – could it win a war without US help? Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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1605 - Inside the secret world of Defence Intelligence Thu, 08 Feb 2024
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1604 - Could National Service fix the forces recruitment crisis? Thu, 01 Feb 2024
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1603 - What is Strategic Command? Mon, 29 Jan 2024
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1602 - EXTRA – Sir Iain Duncan Smith on China, conscription and his own time in the Army. Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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1601 - The £25m minehunter mishap Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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1600 - A new world order Thu, 18 Jan 2024