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James Wharton

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Defence reporter with @ForcesNews, covering the people and stories shaping the UK armed forces. Former soldier. Yorkshire based. Views mine.

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North of England Reporter, Forces News (BFBS).

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Exclusive: Inside British Army's mission in Iraq helping to defeat IS

Exclusive: Inside British Army's mission in Iraq helping to defeat IS

Embedded with soldiers from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Yorkshire Regiment, on operations in Erbil, Northern…

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Exclusive: Soldiers facing medical discharge over Ajax injuries despite minister's safety claims

Exclusive: Soldiers facing medical discharge over Ajax injuries despite minister's safety claims

Three soldiers face losing their jobs two weeks after Defence Minister Luke Pollard said noise and vibration …

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Exclusive: Crisis over future of 300 recruits at Army Foundation College after admin error

Exclusive: Crisis over future of 300 recruits at Army Foundation College after admin error

BFBS Forces News understands some Junior Soldiers have been told they must spend an additional six months in …

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Hunt launched for 1,000 'missing' veterans before MOD compensation scheme closes

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By James Wharton Verified
| Forces News Verified
Fighting With Pride charity launches 'battle for lost veterans' One thousand veterans are yet to apply to a Ministry of Defence compensation scheme which is set to close in December 2026, according to a leading military charity.
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Gurkha recruits prove their fieldcraft credentials during final basic training exercise

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By James Wharton Verified
| Forces News Verified
All 323 recruits who began training are on track to make it to the end of the nine-month-long course This year's intake of recruits to the Brigade of Gurkhas have reached a key milestone in their nine-month journey to becoming fully trained soldiers as they conclude the final fieldcraft exercise of Phase One training, Exercise Final Fling. Like all recruits to the infantry, would-be Gurkhas follow a Common Military Syllabus β€“ known as CMS (Future Soldier).
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Back to basics: Desert Rats spearhead Army's biggest training deployment of 2026

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By James Wharton Verified
| Forces News Verified
Ex Rhino Storm: Thousands of troops practise pretend war in Germany The modern battlefield has changed. And although these days those tasked with fighting wars have to worry about things like autonomous tech and drones, the fundamentals of one group of soldiers slogging it out against another remain.
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I was a columnist for WINQ Magazine.

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