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March 13th 2024

Critical care nurse on being mobilised to serve with the United Nations in Cyprus

Lance Corporal Frances Reed is an Army Reservist with 350 (The Robin Hood Foresters) Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, based in Nottingham. In September 2023, the 33-year-old volunteered to be deployed on Op Tosca – a six-month peacekeeping mission – which is her first mobilisation since joining the Reserves a decade earlier. LCpl Reed, who is […]

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February 27th 2024

HM Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire re-opens Joint Cadet Centre in Boston

The former Army Reserve Centre on Main Ridge West has been modernised to create fit-for-purpose facilities for the dozens of Cadets that will now call the building home. The historic building’s frontage has undergone a makeover as part of the project to make it more inviting to existing and new Cadets, who add so much […]

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Ex Joint Caterer

February 21st 2024

Gold for RAF Reserves in Inter-Services culinary skills contest

Competing in a team with their fellow RAF Chefs, the Royal Auxiliary Air Force chefs cooked up a storm to beat their Army and Royal Navy counterparts to the prestigious accolade. As well as the Royal Air Force contingent being crowned overall competition winners, the 504 Squadron Training Team, based out of RAF Wittering, was […]

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British Army Soldiers take on Exercise Cambrian Patrol in 2022. Photo: British Army.

February 16th 2024

Exercise Cambrian Patrol: Reservist on ‘the best and worst days of my life’

For Second Lieutenant (2LT) Christian Saunders that punishing scenario was his reality as a cohort from East Midlands University Officer Training Corps (EMUOTC) tackled Exercise Cambrian Patrol, the ultimate challenge in navigation, fieldcraft, tactics and soldiering. “It was the best and worst three days of my life,” said the 20-year-old, describing the exercise in October […]

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Jim Wright

February 16th 2024

‘Gold’ employer orchestrates mass Covenant signing in Northampton

Jim Wright, of Wright Logistics Services, welcomed five new organisations into the Armed Forces Covenant club at a mass signing organised at Northampton International Academy in February. Machinery firm County Lifting Services, recruitment agency More Driver Solutions, and the hosts Northampton International Academy, which is home to a Royal Navy Combined Cadet Force (CCF) contingent, […]

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Leicestershire County Council's Reserves Day event in 2023 brought employers together with Reservists

February 7th 2024

Military Reservists are worth their weight in gold

In 2023 I had the pleasure of organising an exclusive employer trip to one of Britain’s overseas military bases in Cyprus. Wherever I go I spread awareness of the great value Reserve Sailors, Soldiers and Aviators add to their employer’s workplace. This rare three-day trip with simulated platoon attacks and helicopter lifts was a chance […]

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SMI Powell at Ilkeston Army Cadets.

January 29th 2024

Quick-thinking Army Cadet volunteer honoured for saving drowning pensioner’s life

Sergeant Major Instructor (SMI) Ian Powell took seconds to react as an elderly man, who was strapped – and trapped – into his vehicle, became completely submerged in the murky water. Applying lifesaving decision-making and first aid skills taught by Derbyshire Army Cadets, the 40-year-old, who lives in South Wingfield, jumped in feet first to […]

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Representative from Toyota attend a live firing exercise with 210 Battery, 103 Regiment Royal Artillery

January 29th 2024

A beginner’s guide to the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme

What is the purpose of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme? Commonly abbreviated to ERS, the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme serves to recognise and reward employers for their support to Reservists, Service Leavers and Spouses, Cadets and Cadet Volunteers. The scheme is the Ministry of Defence’s highest badge of honour for Armed Forces-friendly organisations. Underpinning it […]

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Lt Cdr Jenny Sanderson

January 25th 2024

Long-serving Nottingham Sailor named ‘Maritime Reservist of the Year’ by Royal Navy

Long-serving Lieutenant Commander (Lt Cdr) Jenny Sanderson, 59, of Chilwell-based HMS Sherwood, was named ‘Maritime Reservist of the Year’ for 2023 due to exceptional achievement, performance, and dedication to her country. Her significant contributions and exemplary service have led the Reservist, who lives in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, to be described as “the epitome of a Maritime […]

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Soldiers from 203 (Loughborough) Transport Squadron.

January 17th 2024

203 (Loughborough) Transport Squadron open evening: the Army Reserves can offer you more in 2024

Reservists serve in their spare time and play a critical role in national defence and security, from countering threats, peacekeeping, and humanitarian efforts abroad, to supporting communities and national resilience at home. Reservists within 203 (Loughborough) Transport Squadron are taught to drive a wide range of vehicles, such as 15-tonne trucks and enhanced palletized loading […]

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