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British Armed Forces & the Incidence of Hearing Loss

As at 01 October 2017, there were 137, 280 currently serving British armed forces personnel, of which: 2,450 (1.8%) had impaired hearing (H3), of which 337 also had a code for noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) recorded on their medical record. 373 (<1%) had poor hearing (H4), of which 33 also had a code for… Read More

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Military Catering: ORPs, Halal & Kosher Meals

Ministry of Defence (MOD) personnel in the United Kingdom (UK) and permanent bases overseas are primarily catered for through a number of facilities management contracts. British Armed Forces personnel serving on operations, exercises and Her Majesty’s ships and submarines are catered for under the Deployable Food Programme introduced on 01 October 2017. All food procured for… Read More

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Capita Misses Savings Targets for UK Armed Forces Recruitment

Capita, a FTSE 25 company and the outsourcing provider for UK armed forces recruitment, has been repeatedly missing government savings targets on its contract to recruit soldiers to the British army. Over the last six years, Capita has delivered just £2.73 million of savings against a Ministry of Defence target of £104.3 million. Reference Bond, D. (2018) UK… Read More

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Dynamic Risk Assessment (DRA) Training & the UK Armed Forces

Dynamic risk assessment (DRA) training is provided to the UK armed forces, however, the design and delivery varies between the Services, as outlined below: Royal Navy: DRA training is provided to Royal Navy Police (RNP) personnel due to the nature of their role. It is delivered as part of their personal safety training and is… Read More

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Number of UK Military Personnel with Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome

Did you know that (as of 01 October 2017) 231 serving UK regular armed forces personnel and 32 reservists had at least one Read code for autism or Asperger’s syndrome entered onto their electronic primary health care record (DMICP). Read Code: These are a set of clinical codes designed for primary care to record the… Read More

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What is the Number of Women in the Royal Armoured Corps as of October 2017?

Table 1 provides an outline of the number of women in the British Army’s Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) as of October 2017. Table 1: Women in the Royal Armoured Corps Type Untrained Trained Regular 5 5 Reserve 5 or less 30 Source: Defence Statistics (Army) Note: Numbers are rounded in accordance with MOD policy. The… Read More