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Army HIVE Christmas and New Year Closures

The majority of Army HIVEs will be closed after duties on Fri 19 Dec 25 and will reopen on Mon 5 Jan 26. There may be localised variations to these dates for individual HIVEs.

Army HIVE HQ is also closed during the festive fortnight, so any enquiries submitted via the ‘If you need further information’ MS Forms function on our UK, Cyprus or Overseas blogs will be answered when we return in the New Year.

We will periodically cover private messages on our Army HIVE Facebook platform (and X/Instagram where possible) whilst we are closed. However, this will not be 24/7 and should not be relied upon for anything that requires an urgent response.

To support our customers with more immediate requirements however, the Army HIVE HQ email will provide a comprehensive out of office autoreply, detailing points of contact that are either 24/7, emergency providers, or open over the festive leave fortnight. To receive this autoreply, please email:
RC-Pers-HIVEComms-0Mailbox@mod.gov.uk

Individual HIVEs will also provide localised contact details for Christmas and New Year cover wherever possible in their automated replies. Therefore, if you email your closest HIVE, which you can find on HIVE’s page on the Army website, their autoreply may be of additional assistance.

Army HIVE wishes all of its Service community customers, and our internal and external stakeholders, a very happy Christmas and New Year. We look forward to continuing our support and engagement in 2026.


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Monday, December 8, 2025

Brunssum: Invitation for GSO Spouses/Partners: Win a place on a course for free

Grant Announcement:
 North Italy has been awarded a grant from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust under the AF3: Supporting Partners Grant. With support from the Trust, we are pleased to extend this opportunity to the GSO spouses/partners community. The purpose of this grant is to recognise the commitment that spouses and partners make to their serving partner’s work life. Frequent moves and postings often come at the detriment of their own career progression, and overseas assignments in particular can mean that many are unable to work at all. The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust acknowledges these challenges and has provided this funding to support spouses in their career development, helping them to prepare for a successful return to the UK workforce.

Data Protection Act Training (DPA 2018) - United Kingdom
Virtual Via The Knowledge Academy
In-depth legal and practical training on data protection in law enforcement contexts
Certified Internal Auditor Training
Via The Knowledge Academy
Comprehensive training in internal auditing techniques, risk assessment, and internal
controls.
Link: Certified Internal Auditor course

Express your interest by 19th December 2025. A lucky draw will select one participant per course. Selected participants will be notified soon after.

Please contact emily.golding102@mod.gov.uk for questions and to express your interest.
Open ONLY TO MILITARY SPOUSES across all GSO locations. 
Funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust.

Information provided by Brunssum HIVE.
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