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Ex-soldier turns to Twitter in search of chauffeur work
An ex-serviceman has been praised for his entrepreneurial spirit and tenacity after using the social media website to branch out and look for work following a recent bout of
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Earn extra money by joining the TA
The Territorial Army is expanding, so would you consider signing up? You get paid and you can probably cancel that gym subscription. But how challenging is it? And what are the chances you'll have to go to war? Joining the Territorial Army
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G4S donating £2.5m to Armed Forces
G4S (LSE: GFS) is to donate £2.5 million to the Armed Forces as a "goodwill gesture" after 18,200 military personnel were drafted in for London 2012 following a massive security blunder. The private security firm was forced to
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New Armed Forced recruits to work longer for pension
New recruits to the Armed Forces may have to work five years longer before they can start claiming their pensions under cost-saving plans being considered by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Proposals out for consultation would see service
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Diamond Jubilee medals being sold on eBay
Rui Vieira/PA Wire Just days after many of them were awarded, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medals have found their way onto eBay to the dismay and criticism of many. The medals, which were awarded to members of the emergency services and
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Military sackings reach far and wide
PA/PA Archive/Press Association Images The second round of redundancies within the military have been announced - and it appears that no-one is safe. In all 4,200 armed forces personnel will be cut by June this year (to add to the 3,000 sacked
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Tank provides welcome support for Mazda Britcar race entry
Serving soldiers will be among the drivers of a Mazda MX-5 competing in this weekend's Britcar 24hr race at Silverstone. They'll be joined at the wheel of the MX-5 Forces Car by motorsport TV presenter Tony Jardine with the aim of
