A Day in the Life of an Army reservist Communications Specialist/Driver

I am an Army reservist…

My role is as a communications specialist/driver. This has allowed me to learn new skills, interactand become part of a team and getting formal qualifications. I attended the annual camp and Babcock was a great help offering 10 days special paid leave.

My day job is:

AWAF supervisor.

A normal day for me would be:

I have fairly recently moved to the submarine business so a lot of my time has been spent on courses and getting up to speed on the processes, procedures and ways of working in the team.

My normal day focusses on through-life management of submarine contents so essentially ensuring the correct categorisation and treatment of all materials. It means I get the opportunity to work with severalother teams on site, meet lots of new people and have a varied day.

In the last 12 months I have…

We had a summer camp last year, in South Dakota, while working alongside our counterparts the American National Guard. Our main role was to supply the Native Americans at their Indian reservations with supplies of timber; this would help see them through the winter season.