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Learning to live within the values of the British Army is the best way to live for opportunities and self-improvement. Courage - have the courage to take opportunities, and volunteer for things that others won’t. Discipline - don’t be easily led, and always do the right thing - even if there is nobody watching. Respect - respect is often hard to earn and easy to lose; treat others the way you want to be treated and don’t forget to respect yourself. Integrity - be honest with yourself and others: you’ll learn faster and better for it. Loyalty - be loyal to your values and don’t fall into following the wrong crowd. Be loyal to your friends and family. And, most importantly, be loyal to yourself and what you want to achieve. Selfless Commitment - do things with conviction, work hard, and offer yourself up to always being there for people when you can. Following these values will give you the best chance to achieve anything you want in the Army - whether that's a promotion, time away doing sports, or making friends. All your winnings and failings will come back to asking yourself, "Did you stick to the CDRILS?"
Career path
Team Leader (Cpl)
British Army - Recruiting Group
From 01/2024 to 04/2024Team Leader
Recruiting Group British Army
From 01/2024 to 12/2014Regimental Duty Coporal
Infantry Training Centre
From 02/2022 to 01/2024Company
What do you like about your job and the company?
I help run activities from York - Carlisle, being able to travel across the north of England and having a postitive impact on members of public is very rewarding! My job stafsifaction - Having a postive impact on other people and being part of their Army Career is very rewarding compared to normal soldiering life. work to home life - Although my calander is often full of activities I am also given lots of opertunities to be at home with my family and friends. My inclusive, diverse and supportive colleagues makes my current post one of the best that i have ever had! There are lots of oppertunity for travel and attending trips on adventure training together too.
Greatest achievements
To receive recognition as an individual was brilliant as I was awarded the commendation in front of my battalion. With commendations being a rare award to receive I was extremely proud of the recognition and felt that all my hard work that I had put into improving the boxing team was worth it. As a junior leader (LCpl) I was trusted create and deliver a full-time training programme including outside training with different boxing clubs and external strength and conditioning coaches. I secured sponsorship from a local embroidery company for clothing and a physio to provide on-call treatment free of charge to all our athletes, something that had never been done before. This created a professional culture that gave our battalion boxers the best opportunity to be successful in the sport and we won our boxing night 8 fights to 0 against another battalion in my first year as the Lead coach. This lay the foundation to a strong team that went on to box for coming years and some progressing to becoming regimental, brigade and army champions and now coaches.
Freya R
MPA
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Tori C
Regimental Medical Officer
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All doctors at some point will have a difficult time, and many will have considered leaving medicine or the NHS. That might be why you are reading this! I am very glad that I decided to find a different way to continue my career, and would recommend that anyone having doubts has a look to see what else is available. If you love adventure and a bit of a challenge, the Army is an excellent opportunity. You will need to take 3 years out between FY2 and starting specialty training, but most Army doctors will tell you this is the most enjoyable 3 years of your career! After those 3 years, you will likely have a great looking CV and a much clearer idea of what you want to specialise in. The majority of doctors will stay employed by the Army during the training years, although some may choose to return to the NHS to train, this is usually if they decide to do a specialty that the Army doesn't provide (eg Paediatrics). It has been an excellent career change for me, and I would highly recommend it to anyone.
Claire W
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I think its really important in life to put yourself forward for opportunities for personal development and to help you identify what you enjoy doing. It doesn't matter if you try something and it doesn't work out, the most important thing is that you have tried it. My favourite quote is 'Never try, never know'.
