Veterans – Advance Magazine

Honouring those who have served this Remembrance Day

November 9, 2019 adminLeave a Comment

This coming Monday (11 November) marks Remembrance Day, an opportunity to honour the sacrifice of those who have served or are currently serving in the Armed Forces.

Prince Harry launches British Invictus Games team

October 29, 2019 adminLeave a Comment

Today (29 October), Prince Harry has announced his British team for the 2020 Invictus Games in The Hague.

British veteran becomes first double above knee amputee to climb Kilimanjaro

September 27, 2019September 27, 2019 adminLeave a Comment

A British veteran has become the first double above knee amputee to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

Veteran to row millionth mile for charity Erskine

September 2, 2019 adminLeave a Comment

Bosnian Army veteran John Baillie will hit his one million metre target this weekend as he takes to the Caledonian Canal on a Hudson canoe.

A beacon of hope from All Call Signs

July 25, 2019 adminLeave a Comment

Using Armed Forces experience and a peer-to-peer communication service, All Call Signs has saved at least 47 lives in the last year. We speak to co-founder Dan Arnold about why the service is so important.

Veterans choir releases debut record for Armed Forces Day

June 28, 2019 adminLeave a Comment

A choir of blind veterans has released its debut record ahead of Armed Forces Day on Saturday (29 June).

D-Day Landings: Veterans parachute into Normandy after 75 years

June 6, 2019 adminLeave a Comment

Today marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the D-Day Landings – the start of the liberation from Nazi stronghold areas. On 6, June 1944 thousands of Allied Forces sailed, flew and marched into Nazi occupied land.

D-Day: The bench telling veterans’ experiences of the battlefield

May 31, 2019June 6, 2019 adminLeave a Comment

This morning (31 May) a bench has been unveiled which tells the stories of D-Day veterans. The event comes six days before the 75-year anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Veteran’s company, Forces Cars Direct raises £100 million savings for military community

May 24, 2019 adminLeave a Comment

Launched in 2001, Forces Cars Direct Ltd is celebrating its eighteenth birthday by announcing a pinnacle new milestone: £100 million in savings on car purchases has been based onto the military community and everyday heroes.

Hitting the business bullseye

January 3, 2019December 21, 2018 adminLeave a Comment

Leaving the Armed Forces you are well equipped with the drive it takes to master the business world. Skills and determination combined with the right support make ex-Forces personnel perfect entrepreneurs.