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Brigadier Hankinson, 43 (Wessex) Brigade, Army 2020
- 1. 43 (Wessex) Brigade Swindon Business Show, “Success Starts Here” 19 March 2013 Brigadier Piers Hankinson
- 2. Key Messages • Army is changing: home based and part of your community; regular & reserve balance; still recruiting, whilst down sizing • Our people are key: in-flow; in-career management; transition or “Soldiers back into Society”; and veterans • Military Civilian Integration & Partnership
- 3. 43 (Wessex) Brigade Supporting soldiers and their families across the South West • Territorial Army • Recruiting • Cadets • Ten Tors • UK Resilience • Community Engagement
- 4. Gloucestershire 43 (Wessex) Brigade Area Bristol Wiltshire Somerset Devon Dorset Cornwall Isles of Scilly Channel Islands
- 5. South West Region – Size and Scale • £9bn of £36bn Defence Expenditure • 38,800 Armed Forces Personnel • 17,200 Civil Servants • 37,000 direct full-time jobs • 45,000 buildings in 90 establishments • 4000 service leavers per year
- 6. Wiltshire Research • Military are 3% of population • Military is largest employer • 30,000 military personnel and dependants • Spending power of £400m pa • 1000+ young people are cadets • Significant contribution to conservation and environmental protection
- 7. Recruiting • Target of 52 Regular Recruits this year (Mar to Mar) in the Swindon Recruiting Office,35 enlisted or allocated = 67% of target • Target to maximise TA Recruits this year, 12 Expressions of Interest, and 4 have Joined since 1 Jan 13
- 8. Officer Training Corps • Exeter UOTC – Exeter – Plymouth Officer Cadets - 176 • Bristol UOTC – Bristol – Bath – Bath Spa – UWE Officer Cadets -212
- 9. Cadets in Wiltshire Army Cadet Force 32 Adult Instructors Swindon 727 Cadets 22 Detachments Combined Cadet Forces 2 Schools – 280 Cadets
- 10. Ten Tors • Ten Tors Challenge - 11th/12th May 13 - 2400 over 35, 45 and 55 mile routes • Jubilee Challenge - 300 handicapped - Routes between 7 and 15 miles
- 11. Army Redundancy Programme & Growth of the Army Reserve
- 12. ARMY PERSONNEL
- 13. Regular Army Territorial Army 112,000 Integrated Force by 2018
- 22. The Army’s Core Values Selfless Commitment Courage Discipline Integrity Loyalty Respect for Others
- 37. AEC
- 38. Career Transition Partnership (CTP) • CTP is the MOD’s contracted recruitment consultant and employment agency for all Service Leavers, it offers: – A ‘no cost’ recruitment service for employers – Accessible, free of charge, on-line system of advertising job vacancies to suitable candidates – An on-line job matching service – ‘Rightjob’ – Employment fairs, industry awareness days and company presentations – Trial attachments – Central employment team • 92% of Service Leavers are in employment within 6 months release, and 97% within 12 months
- 39. Key Events • 22 April 2013 – Special Lunch Time Event for HR Managers (to explain the opportunities and benefits of employing Service Leavers), at De Vere Village Hotel, Swindon • 26 June 2013 – Living and Working in Swindon and Wiltshire Job Fair (to show case job and re- location opportunities), at Tidworth Leisure Centre • Invitation only, for more information see 43 (Wessex) Brigade Handout
- 41. Economist – How to make a Killing 16th Feb 2013 “Companies that complain that they cannot find people with the right mixture of drive and experience have only themselves to blame if they miss this arsenal of talent…”
- 42. Questions?
Editor's Notes
- Some of the detachments are in TA centres, some in stand-alone accommodation, others in Joint (bi or even tri service) - brand new centre in Devizes (opened by CDS last year) shared with Air Training Corps. In Crediton in Devon, new Cadet facility being built as part of the development of the town’s Fire Station. Way ahead, perhaps. As the Bde Comd, I try and inspect one detachment, personally, in each County, every year. And I usually manage to visit 5 out of 7 annual Camps - my Deputy does the others,
- Some of the detachments are in TA centres, some in stand-alone accommodation, others in Joint (bi or even tri service) - brand new centre in Devizes (opened by CDS last year) shared with Air Training Corps. In Crediton in Devon, new Cadet facility being built as part of the development of the town’s Fire Station. Way ahead, perhaps. As the Bde Comd, I try and inspect one detachment, personally, in each County, every year. And I usually manage to visit 5 out of 7 annual Camps - my Deputy does the others,
- Soldiers are the Army’s most important asset
- Core values Selfless Commitment Courage Discipline Integrity Loyalty Respect for Others
- Preserve the key aspects of Army life…
- After that everyone progresses to Ph2 training…
- All Army Recruits – both soldiers – and officers
- Management