Birmingham Post - Tag - army

Midland firm Grenade (UK) does Army deal for fat-fighting pills

Birmingham Post — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:00:00 GMT

A Midland firm is set to play a major role in helping US Army soldiers branded ‘too fat to fight’ to shift the excess pounds.

Family pays tribute to Midland soldier killed in Afghanistan

Birmingham Post — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 02:20:00 GMT

Family, friends and comrades gathered in Coventry on Monday for the funeral of a British soldier killed in Afghanistan.

Walter Mitty figure's "impossible" medals haul stuns old soldiers

Birmingham Post — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:10:00 GMT

A man who turned up at a Warwickshire Armistice Day parade wearing an SAS beret and an “impossible” array of military medals found himself denounced as a “fraud and imposter” by members of the armed forces and veterans groups.

Military life still an attractive option to the young - even in wartime

Birmingham Post — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT

Britain’s military face mounting losses in action, yet Birmingham’s army recruitment centre continues to exceed its yearly quota of “new blood”. Reporter Paul Bradley finds out why.

Payout reduced for lesbian soldier in sex harassment case

Birmingham Post — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:49:00 GMT

A lesbian former soldier from Birmingham, who won £187,000 damages after being sexually harassed, has had her payout cut.

New centre for families of injured troops opens at Selly Oak

Birmingham Post — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Families of injured troops recovering from life threatening injuries at Selly Oak Hospital will be able to live in a “home from home” less than a mile from their loved ones’ bedside, thanks to a new £1.7 million family centre opening this week.