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Two women soldiers from the Royal Bermuda Regiment have broken new ground by becoming the first females to undertake a specialist command course in England. Corporal Zelipha Gitari and Lance Corporal Leeann Tucker travelled to the Royal Horse Artille...

The Island’s soldiers met their target after more than 60 volunteers passed out of Recruit Camp this weekend. The recruits celebrated as they completed two weeks of training before joining the Royal Bermuda Regiment (RBR) yesterday. Although altered ...

The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s newest recruits are off to a solid start after completing their first week of training. They attended a traditional drumhead church service yesterday afternoon, and took part in a five-mile road race on Saturday. All 66 ...

Michael Dunkley told this year’s recruits for the Royal Bermuda Regiment that he felt proud to be Bermudian after meeting with its first all-volunteer trainees. “Stay safe, don’t injure yourselves and have fun,” the Minister of National Security advi...

Some 66 new recruits began their training at the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s Warwick Camp this morning. The recruits will be the first to train with the RBR’s new stock of SA-80 rifles and will learn new parade ground drills. Dijon Arruda, 27, who works...

The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s commanding officer is gearing up to welcome a record-breaking number of volunteers for his last recruit camp. Lieutenant Colonel Michael Foster-Brown, who will be handing over command to Major David Curley in February, s...

Michael Dunkley was quizzed yesterday about conscription, same-sex marriage and the size of the Civil Service during an online chat with readers of The Royal Gazette. The Premier spent 50 minutes at his computer at the Cabinet Office answering questi...

A lively debate lies ahead in the House of Assembly today over new defence legislation, which leaves conscription intact at the Royal Bermuda Regiment. The One Bermuda Alliance have made repeated promises to do away with the practice, but conscriptio...

Steps to modernise the Royal Bermuda Regiment have been supported by the Opposition in Parliament, but the retention of conscription has come under strong criticism. While Michael Dunkley said that conscription would be eliminated, the Progressive La...

An open letter is being drafted for Members of Parliament by Larry Marshall, a long-time opponent of Bermuda’s conscription regime, in opposition to legislation that would keep conscription on the books. The Defence Amendment Bill 2015, tabled in the...

Mourners packed the Heritage Worship Centre yesterday to celebrate the life of an “exceptional” man. Dejion Stange-Simmons inspired a service filled with song, as friends, family and comrades paid their respects to the soldier. Royal Bermuda Regiment...

Next year’s Recruit Camp will be made up solely of volunteers for the first time ever, according to the Royal Bermuda Regiment. Commanding Officer Lt Col Michael Foster-Brown said that recruits conscripted to take part in the January camp have been s...