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14 January 2026

Bedroom to the battlefield: How the UK military is embracing gamers and coders

Peter Gillibrand

"All the lads here play Call of Duty Warzone, Battlefield... and I'm into Helldivers at the moment," says Charlie Bugby.

"Everyone plays games nowadays."

Like millions of young people up and down the UK, Charlie likes to unwind in front of a console or PC.

But unlike many others, the Army Lance Corporal puts his skills to use on the real-life battlefield, where he works with drones.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD), the government department in charge of the UK's military, has made no secret of the fact it wants more gamers to consider a career in the Armed Forces.

L/Cpl Bugby tells BBC Newsbeat it makes sense to him.

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