Josh S.
Josh S.
Education and Training Officer
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"Research all of the jobs available in the Army. I didn't even know I could be a teacher when I started out and now I am loving my job! There is a role for everyone in this organisation."

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About Josh S.

Current Position
I am one of the British Army's qualified education and training specialists. In my role I get to teach both British Army personnel and members of foreign armed forces, as well as designing a wide variety of training solutions. Being an ETS officer has taken me to fascinating places in Europe, the Middle East and Africa where I have had the pleasure of teaching a wide variety of enthusiastic soldiers, officers and professionals. Ultimately, my job is all about making people better, and the feeling I get from developing others is what gets me out of bed in the morning.
Main Motivation
The Army has been a job like no other; and I had quite a few before I finally decided to join up! For me, it is the amount of time, money and energy that is dedicated to making its people better than makes the Army a stand out employer. I have been able to gain both teaching and masters degrees, become a mountain bike and kayaking instructor and travel the world. At each and every stage of my career I have found myself doing things I never thought I would, and never could have done without the Army. Some highlights for me have been; working on the London Olympics; serving with the UN and parachuting in Cyprus; skiing in Austria; teaching photography in Chad and social media skills in Nigeria; battlefield studies to France, Spain and Bosnia; playing American football for the Army team; visiting markets in Iraq and being able to support my family throughout it all.
Top Advice
Research all of the jobs available in the Army. I didn't even know I could be a teacher when I started out and now I am loving my job! There is a role for everyone in this organisation.
Greatest Achievement
I think one of my most memorable achievements is still commissioning from Sandhurst. Basic training is difficult, no matter what route you take, so passing out is always a really special moment and I think it sticks with everyone as one of their proudest.

Discussions with Josh S.

i'm currently at university studying paramedic science, are there any entry student paramedic roles or is this just for nursing students ?

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Can I do P Company in the Army Air Corps?

My dream is to be a pilot. Ideally Apaches, I don’t have the grades to go to sandhurst so my plan is to become an aviation communications special and apply for the pilots course after promotion. However if for whatever reason I’m unable to become a pilot my back up was always to be a Para. So would I be able to try for the all arms P coy course in the army air corps?

General

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What does a typical year look like as a reserve?

I’m currently a part time student/ part time surveyor and will be graduating Uni in June. Following this I’ll be full time employed (9-5/5days pw). My understand was you do 27days min. split in various ways. This appealed to me as I’m thinking I can do a few evenings after work and weekends through the year. However, reading online it seems you can get deployed for even up to a year as a reserve? Having just started my career in surveying.. I would be sacred to lose my civilian job if I had to be deployed somewhere for even just a month. Is this actually the case? Can my civilian job be un-impacted if I join as a reserve. (Except for the two week training period it states in the ‘Reserve Life’ section)

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Can male Pagans keep long hair?

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how has the time you've been in the army served u

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