Samuel L.

Career to date.

I started at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) in May 2015 having studied Classical Civilisation and Literature at the University of Birmingham. After a year in RMAS I spent 3 months in the Infantry Battle School learning how to be an Infantry Platoon Commander. I spent a further 3 months in Bovington on the Armoured Infantry Platoon Commanders Course learning my trade as an Armoured Infanteer. I joined The 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh In the Autumn of 2015 to take up command of my first Platoon of Welsh Warriors. Since joining The Royal Welsh I have been on numerous overseas deployments including exercises in South Africa, Kenya, Canada and Germany as well as an operational tour in Estonia; where I was the Royal Welsh Battlegroup's Information Activity and Outreach specialist. On return from Estonia I spent a year as a Company Second in Command before becoming the Regimental Adjutant based in Maindy Barracks, Cardiff. Whilst in Cardiff I was proud to be posted into Public Health Wales to help support with their response to Covid-19 Following that I was a staff officer in the Land Operations Command responsible for the Army's deployments to Northern Europe. During my time in the LOC I was able to travel all over Northern Europe and meet counterparts from across NATO and the Joint Expeditionary Force. I then returned to a command role and spent probably the most rewarding year of my career to date training young officers in the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst before promoting to Major.

Infantry Specialist in the Combined Arms Staff Training Centre

I am responsible for providing Infantry specific advice for combined arms units training for deployments around the world.

Working in a dynamic and exciting environment alongside great people.

I joined The Royal Welsh both to work alongside the best soldiers in the British Army and to challenge myself in a dynamic and exciting role.

Be yourself.

In my experience the Army isn't looking for one type of stereotyped Officer or Soldier. In fact it is the diversity of our organisation that makes us so effective.

Receiving a Joint Commander's Commendation

It was an immense honour to be included on the Queens Birthday Honours List for my role in Information Activity and Outreach on Operation CABRIT 2 in Estonia.