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Lt Col Stuart Hitchman TD Engagement team Army West Midlands What the Army does Army 2020 Protect the UK Fights the UKs enemies Prevent conflict Deal with disasters Contingency Operations Capacity UK resilience

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Lt Col Stuart Hitchman TD Engagement team Army West Midlands

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What the Army does – Army 2020

 Protect the UK  Fight’s the UK’s enemies  Prevent conflict  Deal with disasters

Capacity Building Contingency Operations UK resilience and engagement

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What does being a Reservist give you?

engineers logisticians communicators medics mechanics drivers analysts engineers logisticians communicators medics mechanics drivers analysts Hard Skills team work leadership planning project management problem solving values confidence can do team work leadership planning project management problem solving values confidence can do Soft Skills

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What is the Training Commitment - Minimum

 Army 28 days  RN 24 days  RM 35 days  RAF 35 day

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What we asking reservists to do?

 Training

 One drill night a week  Training weekend every 2 months  Annual Deployment Exercises (summer camp) of 15 days.  Often training with ‘paired’ Regular units with access to the latest military equipment

 On operational deployment

 1 year in every 5 for 6 month deployment  Other shorter term (2 weeks to few months)  Mobilisation ‘voluntary’ and intelligent  Notification minimum 9 months

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Offer to Employers

 Financial support. Up to £500 per month for employers who have allowed Reservists to deploy on Operations.  Developing new relationships. Employer Engagement Cells set up nation wide to keep employers informed.  Developing mutual benefit . Leadership training coupled with skills training such as driver training, IT training, Medical training etc.  Transferable skills. Reservists receive training in transferable skills that could cost a Company over £9000.

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Offer to Reservists and families

 How we will value our reservists

 Improving the Reserve Experience and Career  Pay, Pension, Bounty and Paid Leave  Standard learning credits

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Army Reserve Pay

 Private (trained) up to £56.95 a day  Lance Corporal up to £61.71 a day  Corporal up to £76 a day  Sergeant up to £86.88 a day  2nd Lieutenant £62.69 a day  Lieutenant up to £83.29 a day  Captain up to £114.84 a day  Tax free Bounty each year up to £1706

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Army Mobilisation

 Mobilisation liability cycle:  1 year in every 5:

 Dependant on current operations  Mobilisation ‘voluntary’ and intelligent  Notification minimum 9 months

 Standing tasks and operations, Defence Engagement and Contingent operations

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Legislation

Reserve Forces (Safeguard of Employment) Act 1985

 Section 52. Imminent national danger (National Defence)  Section 54. Warlike Operations (Middle East)  Section 56. Protection of life and property ( Floods/Olympics)

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W Mids Engagement Initiatives

 Ex Reserve Challenge 4 x per year: YOUTH  Ex Industry Challenge 1 x Per Year: YOUTH  Ex Director Challenge: 38 Key WM Employers  Job Fairs at Army Reserve Centres partnershipp with Job Centre Plus

ver Reserve Day week. Pure

Integration  Military open days at football clubs , Sports clubs and Universities. Engagement

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Exercise Rugby Challenge

OFFICIAL SENSITIVE

 Brand new event in the “Challenge” theme.  120 youths aged between 14-18 years for 6 x days drawn from Schools across the West

Mids. 60% boys 40% girls and sourced by

WASPS RFC  Based at KINETON and mix of Rugby and Mil trg.

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Engagement through Sport

Rugby and Football Youth Camps in 2018. Ongoing joint coaching and proposed all Female Matches.

WASPS Rugby Camp at KINTON Barracks STOKE FC Football Camp at Swynnerton Camp Summer 2018 Cadets welcome !

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ERS Award 2017

11 Signal and WM Bde ERS awards held at the NMA in

Staffs. Great support from Cadets !

5 GOLD ERS and 28 SILVER ERS Holders in WM.

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Team JLR on Ex RC

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Cadet Apprentice Pipeline

 Cadets into key ERS award Employers.  Cadets bring unique skills of discipline and confidence to the work place.  Employers to be hosted at Cadet Camps

OFFICIAL SENSITIVE

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Key Dates for 2018

19-21 April 2018 Ex RC  10TH May AEG Bham Mosque  17-19 May 2018 Ex RC  31ST May Def Expo Malvern  21-23 June 2018 Ex RC  28th June AEG Dudley  16-21 July Ex IC / Sports Camp  13-15 Sept 2018 Ex RC  26TH ERS Awards at NMA