Bravo Two Zero in 2004. For Mitchell's conduct during the patrol, he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, whilst Armstrong, and two other patrol members (Steven Lane and Robert Consiglio) were awarded the Military Medal. In January 1991, during the prelude to the Coalition ground invasion of Iraq, B Squadron 22 SAS were stationed at a forward operating base in Saudi Arabia. The Squadron provided a number of long-range, similarly tasked teams deep into Iraq including three eight-man patrols; "Bravo One Zero", "Bravo Two Zero" and "Bravo Three Zero". Asher lists one of the three patrols as "Bravo One Niner", though it is
Recruitment to the British Army during the First World War a new army with 70 divisions—the size of the French and German armies—that he foresaw would be needed to fight a war lasting many years. The British had about 5.5 million men of military age, with another 500,000 reaching 18 each year. The initial call for 100,000 volunteers was far exceeded, almost half a million men enlisted in two months (see the graph). Around 250,000 underage boys also volunteered; either by lying about their age or giving false names which recruiters often turned a blind eye to. One early peculiarity was the formation of 'pals battalions': groups of men from