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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 July 2025

Debate

Armed Forces Act 2006 (Continuation) Order 2025

Contribution

As a practical example, all too often people join the Army Reserve not because they want to use their skill set but because they want to do something completely different. I recently met an Army platoon sergeant in an infantry battalion, who was actually a vet. There comes an age when you probably do not really want to jump in and out of trenches but to use your core skill set. However, the ability for him to transfer from being a sergeant in an infantry battalion to use his professional skill set as a vet is possible, but goodness me it is long winded and slow. We need to address that.

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