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Reserves Day: A life less ordinary 

Posted by: Charles Bentley, Posted on: 25 June 2025 - Categories: Working at DIO
A soldier is photographed against a blue sky, walking on patrol. He is in uniform, wearing a bergen and helmet and carrying a rifle.

When people see me at my desk as the Logistic Support Officer for the Wales and West Defence Training Estate, they might not realise that I also serve as Battery Commander of 211 Battery in 104 Regiment Royal Artillery. For …

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