Lucy R.

Army Recruiter North

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"Be confident, respectful and always give 100%. "

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British Army

Army Recruiter North

From Oct 2025 to Present

Royal Artillery

Artillery Surveillance Observer

From Sep 2024 to Oct 2025

Royal Artillery

Air Defence Gunner

From Apr 2017 to Sep 2024

About Lucy R.

Current Position

Outreach & Public Engagement

Top Advice

Be confident, respectful and always give 100%.

Greatest Achievement

Becoming a skilled and respected leader by leading junior soldiers on overseas deployments.

Discussions with Lucy R.

whats is the rough estimate that hearing quality needs to be ?

anyone can answer but please state if youve had first hand experience with is so i can get a rough judgment

Role, Role description 03 July, 2026 09:09

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What is it like being a artillery surveillance observer and a patrols special observer and what’s the differences between the roles.

General 14 May, 2026 14:19

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What it is like in royal artillery especially as a 17 year old and more about joining process

Role, Role description 14 May, 2026 14:17

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Hello I am a 14 year old boy and I’ve been wanting to join the army to sort of make something for myself but my confidence is not all there have you got any tips to help give me that push.

Career tips, Career advice 14 May, 2026 14:40

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Hello! Has there been time you wanted to give up or quit if so how did you get through it?

Career development, Career progression 09 April, 2026 12:00

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