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This month the MOD's Cyber Confident in Defence Team are focusing on the social media, which begs the question, just how social savvy are you? 

For more guidance, visit the Cyber Confident in Defence SharePoint, Defence Connect, or get in touch with the team below!

The NHS in England wants to know about your experiences of the care and support for mental and physical health problems in England.

They are particularly interested to hear your views and experiences of Op COURAGE: The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service, as well as the Veterans Trauma Network (VTN).

How do you fancy putting your gaming skills to the test against members of the UK Military Esports team?

It's all part of our esports gaming event, happening on Saturday the 25th of June at Scarborough Spa from 1400 - 1600 UKT!

Our BFBS Live Events team create award-winning entertainment for our armed forces.

With a little black book full of performers and the expertise to produce events anywhere around the world, get in touch to see if we can help you!

Did you know the average smartphone user has 60-90 apps on their device? Most of them will request information too, but do they need it? For example, why would a calculator app need access to your photos?

For more guidance, visit the Cyber Confident in Defence SharePoint, Defence Connect, or get in touch with the team below!

The annual Big Salute campaign awards grants up to the value of £10k for projects that make a huge difference across the whole forces community.

The team are now accepting grant applications, you can apply now until Sunday the 31st of July 2022.

This series explores flexible working through the experiences of servicemen and women. You’ll hear all about the opportunities, impacts and culture that surround it.

This series is presented by Lucy Coward and made by BFBS Creative for the MOD.

On the 8th and 9th of June The Massed Bands and Bugles of The Rifles will be Sounding Retreat on Horse Guards Parade, London in the presence of the regiment’s Royal Colonels.

These sunset parades will be performed in front of the beautiful backdrop of St James's Park, culminating in a spectacular fireworks display.

How do you fancy winning £200 of shopping vouchers? It's very simple and will take no more than 10 minutes.

If you are serving in the Armed Forces, an employee of the MoD or a dependent then let us know your thoughts about our services and, in return, we'll enter you into our prize draw!

This year our highly successful SMSpouses training programme is going on tour to six locations across the UK and RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.

In addition, SMSpouses will be hosting two small group session for Fijian military spouses and partners in Larkhill and Catterick.

The new FDIS Accommodation contracts has come into force which will replace the current National Housing Prime (NHP) contract.

Improving the lived experience for Service Personnel and customer service are at the heart of the new FDIS Accommodation contracts.

The MOD’s Cyber Confident in Defence team is focussing on Communication Methods and has shared a few vital tips to be more vigilant online - after all, the cyber front line is you.

For more guidance visit the Cyber Confident in Defence SharePoint site, the Defence Connect page, or email the team at [email protected].

For veterans and their dependents of The Rifles or forming and antecedent regiments, there’s a dedicated service available 24/7.

It is proven to save lives and provides face-to-face coaching, mentoring and mental health support so call 0800 470 0941 or visit their website.

Join over 1,000 GP practices and become Veteran Friendly accredited to unlock training for your practice and vital support for your veteran patients.

What have you learned during your time serving that has helped improve your daily working life or your work-life balance in the Armed Forces?

Sign up to our Fighting Fit newsletter and explore how to make the most of your wellbeing and work/life balance in the Armed Forces.

Online gaming can be a great way to relax and provides social interaction between players. However, there can be a darker side as adversaries use the opportunity to build a shared online experience and gather information about you.

For more guidance surrounding Online Gaming visit the Defence Connect page by clicking below or email the team at [email protected]!

The Army has partnered with Headspace to provide FREE licences for all Army SP, usually £49.99/ year.

Headspace is a personal guide, with hundreds of meditations and exercises for sleep, focus, and movement.

BFBS Radio is now available in Bovington and Dover on FM for a trial 12-month period until September 2022 - you can listen in Dover on 90.8 FM and in Bovington on 100.8 FM.

If you have listened in these areas then we'd love to know your feedback, which you can do below!

Want to have access to over 7,000 newspapers and magazines wherever you are?

With PressReader you can and, exclusive with BFBS, you can get enjoy a special discount too!

We were proud to be the media partner for the 2022 Forces Family Awards, which took place in April this year.

The awards were a great way to celebrate the valued support of serving military families and to find out more about the event, and the award winners, then click the link below!