Tell us why you became a Reservist and why it is important to you
It was as simple as walking around Freshers Fair and being inspired by what the Army could offer in terms of training whilst I was at university.
What made me stay in the Reserves after university was the continuation of both leadership and personal development programmes with the Royal Engineers.
Since commissioning at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, I have been responsible for developing a Troop of Royal Engineer Soldiers, which could be up to 30 people. This combines both professional guidance for their careers and military direction during field exercises.
Simultaneously I was able to experience adventure training, far beyond what I could have afforded to do. Aside from general AT such as canoeing, hillwalking and climbing, I have also experienced skeleton bobsleighing, sky dived 20 times and qualified as a ski instructor. I also raced motorbikes with the Army Road Racing Team which was a fantastic opportunity to mix my other passion, motorbikes.