UNIT News (feature)

UNIT News, also just called News, was the third feature and ninth release published exclusively on the U.N.I.T. website on 18 April 2005 by the BBC webteam. It acted as a place for UNIT to announce news.

Summary
This webpage on the UNIT website gives news of upcoming events.
 * Major Bensington completed the Five Seas Challenge, raising over £17000 for charity. The Major is also going to have a placement in Conference Management.
 * The UNIT Archive and Records Section is looking to speak to any personnel who served at the Surrey station between 1967 and 1972 for a commemorative book.
 * Weapons training is undergoing at Advanced Anti-Personnel Combat Barracks to familiarise front-line personnel with the "latest developments in the SLR-98 range of DSX". It is imperative that any soldier to use these weapons must be fully-trained or disastrous mistakes wll be made.
 * The secure UNITNet for use by UNIT personnel and their families, is being expanded, including features such as instant messaging as well as financial options.
 * 25 January 2005 - The thirty-fifth anniversary of UNIT's involvement with "Project Waxwork". A memorial service was held at UNIT HQ, attended by over fifty members accompanied by their family members, and £568 was raised and donated to the Veteran Serviceman's Union.
 * 27 February 2005 - Captain Martin Bury takes command of the Geneva B Company, after a successful deployment on the Russian Steppes, and is soon promoted to Major. Lieutenant Rogers takes charge of D company 3rd troop, which is currently stationed in Maidstone.
 * 31 April 2005 - All UNIT personnel are welcomed to UNIT's Third Annual Extreme Ordnance Testing Day at the Aldershot Proving Ground to test the new TM 9-2330, as well as to use classic artillery such as the RR-3390 and the RS-8020.

Characters

 * Major Bensington
 * Captain Martin Bury
 * Lieutenant Rogers

Continuity

 * More details about the Skaniska Incident are given in PROSE: UNIT's Position on the Skaniska Incident.