"For me, the camaraderie and brotherhood of 29 Commando Regiment has kept me serving for 23 years of my life. It’s a unique place in which I’ve gone from gunner to warrant officer, gained qualifications, a driving licence and travelled all over the world. What else can I say?" – WO2 Steven Kelly, RA (above)
"I enjoy the whole package. As a reservist I get to do my normal day job but then also have the opportunity to come away to do things like adventurous training." – Maj Paul Morley, RE
"The independence it gives me. It was a good thing for me to leave home because I had a lot of personal stuff going on. The army has got me away from that and showed me a bit more of the world." – Tpr Riley Wilkinson, RL
"I’ve only been in four years and spent two of those in Cyprus, which was awesome. The army offers you stability – I could never face doing a civvy office job." – LCpl Joseph Thompson, R Yorks
"The travel is great – I’ve been to several different countries as a soldier and on leave I travelled to Japan using money I saved on ops. There are too many benefits to this life to consider anything different." – LCpl Matthew Evans, LD
"Travelling and seeing new places – I’ve been in four years and I’ve gone to Germany, Kenya and Poland. That and providing for my family. I don’t have any plans to leave soon." – Tpr Waisele Tavatuilagi, LD
"Patriotism. I want to work to make the country better. You can make money anywhere but I think the country has lost its national pride and I want to keep that." – Tpr Logan Vanden Bos, RL
