British Army recruitment events are taking place across town centres in Cornwall next week (Monday 1 October to Sunday 7 October) to help local people find out more about what a career in the British Army is like and what opportunities are on offer.

Local soldiers and career advisers will be available to answer any questions about the breadth of roles available in the British Army as a Regular or Reservist as well as share information about what it’s like to be in the Army.

In addition to those from the Redruth and Plymouth Armed Forces Career Offices, serving soldiers from the Royal Armoured Corps, Royal Artillery, The Rifles, The Parachute Regiment and the Coldstream Guards will be attending the recruitment events and will be on hand to speak to local people interested in Army careers.

A six-foot climbing wall and Army truck will be brought to Truro next Tuesday (2 October) the local people can also have the chance to try command tasks.

Over the course of the week, recruitment events will be taking place in Falmouth, St Austell, Looe, Fowey, Liskeard, Camborne, Penzance and Newquay.

The week culminates in the Army having a presence at, and marshalling, the Holy Grit obstacle run.

Kevin Walton, Recruitment Operations Manager for Redruth AFCO, said: “We’re looking forward to running multiple events across the region next week and speaking to local people across Cornwall about what opportunities are available in the British Army and what Army life is like.

"We’d welcome anyone interested in finding out about the breadth of roles available in the Army – as a Regular or Reservist – to come and speak to our career advisers and put their questions to serving soldiers.”

The British Army supports people in achieving their personal and professional goals, whether it’s conquering a pull up or taking on a leadership role."

A career in the Army

- You receive an annual salary around £18,800 after training plus pension as a Soldier and around £31,800 after training plus pension as an Officer (available to those after completing their A Levels as Direct Entry or as a graduate).

- You receive 30 days annual holiday on top of all the usual bank holidays, and extra time off in lieu of operations.

- You have opportunities to travel overseas for operations, adventurous training, sport and peacekeeping from training in Kenya to supporting the UN in Cyprus or from sky-diving in Florida to mountaineering in the Himalayas.

- You have access to free gym and sports facilities, with world class fitness and nutritional advice.

- You gain skills and qualifications that are transferable to life after the Army.

- Any medical procedures or dental work that you require is paid for by the Army and is carried out by fully qualified Army personnel or private practices where necessary.

- You have a clear promotion structure to follow. Each successive rank brings extra responsibilities, duties and respect, and an increase in pay.

- As a Soldier you will be

o trained as an apprentice with a choice of 40 different schemes, from engineering to animal care.

o offered over 500 different qualifications, from GCSE to degrees, including all kinds of professional and practical qualifications in areas such as chartered engineering and accountancy that will build up your CV.

To find out further information about joining the Army Reserves or Regular Army visit your local Army Careers Centre, where one of our careers advisers will be happy to answer any questions about joining or search ‘Army Jobs’: http://www.apply.army.mod.uk

You can also find out more about Belonging in the Army by searching on social media: @ArmyJobs, #FindWhereYouBelong.

Dates and times

• Monday 1 October – Falmouth and Truro

• Tuesday 2 October – Truro, St. Austell and Falmouth

• Wednesday 3 October – Truro and Falmouth

• Thursday 4 October – Roadshow across Falmouth, St. Austell, Looe, Fowey, Liskeard, Camborne, Penzance and Newquay.

• Friday 5 October – Falmouth and St. Austell

• Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 October – attending and marshalling Holy Grit