Help your country and pick up skills and experience by joining the Army, RAF or Navy Reserves
WORK may be a bit on and off at the moment, thanks to the trials of the pandemic.
So it may be the perfect time to volunteer for the Army, RAF or Navy Reserves, help your country and pick up skills and experience.
If already in a job, your employer may grant you paid leave — there is government money to help.
If you are simply working less, or out of a job, the Reserves offers a learning opportunity.
Tomorrow is Armed Forces Day, when we celebrate Our Boys and Girls, and now YOU could join their work.
The challenges of the pandemic have also made more people keen to volunteer.
Tap into Forces talent
MORE than 20,000 people leave the Armed Forces each year and, despite considerable skills, can struggle for work.
But RAF medic Kayam Iqbal, MD of ex-military recruiters , says: “Someone who has served in the military will possess a range of skills, honed to an enhanced level in conditions not always found in a civilian arena.”
Here he says why firms should hire such people . . .
Special delivery
PARCEL delivery firm Yodel loves to hire ex-Forces personnel – and is seeking 200 staff for its warehouse and logistics teams, including IT and logistics specialists.
The firm won a Defence Employer Recognition Scheme gold award in recognition of its readiness to hire former military personnel.
Yodel CEO Mike Hancox says: “Every day we see benefits ex-services personnel bring to a business, and National Armed Forces Day tomorrow is an opportunity to champion their experience.
“We offer guaranteed interviews to military veterans who fulfil our application criteria, and extra leave to acting Reservists so they can complete their training.
Join COVID war
COVID antibody test firm Pyser Testing is seeking ex-military staff to build its network of testing sites.
Founded by military veteran Ian Hannam, the firm is hunting for veterans with first-aid qualifications, as well as former police, ambulance and fire-service personnel to administer tests and organise the sites.
Roles vary from visitor engagement, and sales and marketing, to medical jobs.
There are up to 80 vacancies across the UK.
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Mr Hannam entered Sand-hurst military academy in 1982 and left as a captain, before studying at the London Business School.
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