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"Learning to live within the values of the British Army is the best way to live for opportunities and self-improvement. Courage - have the courage to take opportunities, and volunteer for things that others won’t. Discipline - don’t be easily led, and always do the right thing - even if there is nobody watching. Respect - respect is often hard to earn and easy to lose; treat others the way you want to be treated and don’t forget to respect yourself. Integrity - be honest with yourself and others: you’ll learn faster and better for it. Loyalty - be loyal to your values and don’t fall into following the wrong crowd. Be loyal to your friends and family. And, most importantly, be loyal to yourself and what you want to achieve. Selfless Commitment - do things with conviction, work hard, and offer yourself up to always being there for people when you can. Following these values will give you the best chance to achieve anything you want in the Army - whether that's a promotion, time away doing sports, or making friends. All your winnings and failings will come back to asking yourself, "Did you stick to the CDRILS?""

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About Shaun M.

Main motivation

I help run activities from York - Carlisle, being able to travel across the north of England and having a postitive impact on members of public is very rewarding! My job stafsifaction - Having a postive impact on other people and being part of their Army Career is very rewarding compared to normal soldiering life. work to home life - Although my calander is often full of activities I am also given lots of opertunities to be at home with my family and friends. My inclusive, diverse and supportive colleagues makes my current post one of the best that i have ever had! There are lots of oppertunity for travel and attending trips on adventure training together too.

Top advice
Learning to live within the values of the British Army is the best way to live for opportunities and self-improvement. Courage - have the courage to take opportunities, and volunteer for things that others won’t. Discipline - don’t be easily led, and always do the right thing - even if there is nobody watching. Respect - respect is often hard to earn and easy to lose; treat others the way you want to be treated and don’t forget to respect yourself. Integrity - be honest with yourself and others: you’ll learn faster and better for it. Loyalty - be loyal to your values and don’t fall into following the wrong crowd. Be loyal to your friends and family. And, most importantly, be loyal to yourself and what you want to achieve. Selfless Commitment - do things with conviction, work hard, and offer yourself up to always being there for people when you can. Following these values will give you the best chance to achieve anything you want in the Army - whether that's a promotion, time away doing sports, or making friends. All your winnings and failings will come back to asking yourself, "Did you stick to the CDRILS?"
Greatest achievement
To receive recognition as an individual was brilliant as I was awarded the commendation in front of my battalion. With commendations being a rare award to receive I was extremely proud of the recognition and felt that all my hard work that I had put into improving the boxing team was worth it. As a junior leader (LCpl) I was trusted create and deliver a full-time training programme including outside training with different boxing clubs and external strength and conditioning coaches. I secured sponsorship from a local embroidery company for clothing and a physio to provide on-call treatment free of charge to all our athletes, something that had never been done before. This created a professional culture that gave our battalion boxers the best opportunity to be successful in the sport and we won our boxing night 8 fights to 0 against another battalion in my first year as the Lead coach. This lay the foundation to a strong team that went on to box for coming years and some progressing to becoming regimental, brigade and army champions and now coaches.

Discussions with Shaun M.

hi shaun i hope youre doing well. i was writing to ask you how being in the army helps with your mindset?

do you feel it has helped with your daily everyday life? thank you for your time james.

General

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How dangerous is being an Anti-tank personal yk with the rocket launcher?

My mom has been on my case about my career choice with the current state of the world so I would like to know if my dream military job is still worth it.

Role, Role description

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What should i do if my family keeps telling me that military life is not fot me, but it's my dream?

I'm an Italian boy that loves the military and dreams to join the italian army, and then, become part of Italian special forces. But my family told me that i'm not made for this because of my behavior with them. I'm starting to think that maybe they're right, what should i do?

Career development, Career progression

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I'm trying to apply but the portal was not working

Applications, Application issues

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hi shaun. my names brooke and I guess my question is how do i know which path to choose?

my dad was Cpl Lee Scott and he died in afghanistan when i was 7 months old. i love seeing how tough and challenging his ob was however, i don't know whether i want to be front line or behind the scenes. howdy you choose between the job that's more physical challenging compared to a more mental one?

Career development, Career progression

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