This week is Armed Forces Week, which provides an opportunity to celebrate the enormous contribution that UK Service Personnel, veterans, and cadets have made and continue to make to the nation. In DIO, we are very proud of our role …
When I was 23, I walked into a military camp for the first time in my life to be interviewed for a job as an admin assistant at the Headquarters of the Surgeon General. I was met by a large, tattooed Scottish Army Major who shook my hand and welcomed me at the start of my career ‘behind the wire’.
Today is Reserves Day which recognises the contributions that individuals in the Reserves Forces make across the world. Recently, reservists in Defence played a crucial role in supporting the NHS and other government departments in the fight against Coronavirus.