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As well as being active on social media, we blog regularly with interesting news and useful information for the Armed Forces Community. Why not read our first post which really summarises what BFRS does.

Preparing for a Successful Transition

4 May 2023

Preparing for a Successful Transition: Tips for Leaving the British Forces As someone who has spent a significant portion of their life serving in the British Forces, transitioning to civilian life can be a daunting prospect. The transition is not just a change in job; it's a change in lifestyle,...

CNet Training – Military Transition

24 March 2023

Dale Thompson From Electrician To CNet Instructor You may recognise the name of our case study focus today as we celebrated his new role in January when we saw the announcement and now he has come back to us with the full story of his time in the military and what it was like as he transitioned t...

MOD Apprenticeships

10 February 2023

Apprentice Opportunities with The MOD The Ministry Of Defence (MOD) is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships across the UK. No matter what branch of the military you want to learn from they offer apprenticeships to new recruits and to existing staff so there is always an opportunity for...

Apprenticeships With BFRS

8 February 2023

Learning On The Job With BFRS At BFRS we champion apprenticeships and they have always been an integral part of our company employment ethos. As a socially responsible business it has always been extremely important for us to be able to share our knowledge and skills with the next generation of t...

Navy Veteran Testimony

30 January 2023

Navy Veteran Resettlement TestimonyJonathan Pearce-Bould served in the Royal Navy for over 30 years performing a variety of engineering roles. Then in July of 2022 he decided to complete his resettlement journey and officially leave the Armed Forces, which isn't an easy task for anyone.&ldq...

CNet Celebrates New Instructors

25 January 2023

CNet's Growing Their Team With Forces MembersCNet Training, who are BFRS members, aren't only helping service leavers by providing them with excellent courses but are hiring them to teach as well, with Dale Thompson CNCI having joined their Instructor team.Successfully delivering quality tr...

Jaguar Land Rover 2023 Apprenticeships

19 January 2023

The Future of Apprenticeships With Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)Apprenticeships have always been a key part to a lot of workplaces, being able to support someone to get their qualification whilst giving them a consistent hands-on experience within a workplace. Here at BFRS we believe in apprentice p...

Babcock Wins at Women in Defence Awards

12 December 2022

Babcock Wins at Women in Defence AwardsLast week at the Women in Defence Awards 2022, BFRS members Babcock were awarded the ‘Most Improved Charter Signatory' to recognise and celebrate their achievements in improving gender balance.This inaugural award was open to organisations who ha...

AACE – From Bronze to Silver

5 December 2022

AACE – From Bronze to Silver BFRS members, AACE, are delighted to have received the Silver Award from the ERS in recognition of their continued support to members of the Armed Forces Community. AACE was founded by former RAF officer Rick Hussey in 1997 to provide specialist engineering cons...

Anglian Water - Success Story

4 November 2022

Anglian Water - Jodi's Transition Success From the RAF to Change Manager!An interview with Jodi who served in the RAF before finding success at Anglian Water. I joined the Royal Air Force when I was 18yrs old and served for 13yrs 6months. I was an Intelligence Analyst throughout my career but...

Train4All - Women in Construction

1 November 2022

Amazing Opportunity for Women to Step Into the Industry BFRS Members, Train4All have recently announced their new 'Women in Construction' course, an amazing opportunity for women looking to get into the construction industry. They are offering two 6-week courses where participants can learn DIY s...

HighGround Rural Week - October 2022

1 November 2022

Another Successful Rural Week! HighGround has completed another one of their Rural Weeks which aim to help Forces Members, serving or not, connect back to nature and teach people key outdoor skills. Now having finished their October week, they had a few things to say about the impact it has had a...

Kings Secure Technologies Veteran Success

25 October 2022

Kings Secure Technologies Veteran Success From Electronic Technician to Design Engineer, Andy Served in the Royal Signals for 15 years before joining BFRS members Kings Secure Technologies. Below is a Q&A with Andy all about his transition and how he found success in security. Tell us about...

Jacobs 'One Million Lives'

25 October 2022

Jacobs 'One Million Lives' Free Mental Health Check-In Tool Mental health affects us all. In the time it will take you to read this article, one person on average will have chosen to end their own life. Because of this, BFRS members Jacobs, in collaboration with global mental health professionals...

Colas Rail - Platoon Commander to Construction Manager

20 October 2022

Colas Rail - Army Platoon Commander to Construction Manager Dan serves as a Reservist in the as a Army Platoon Commander and is also a Construction Manager for BFRS members, Colas Rail. In this Q&A, Dan gives an insight in to how Colas Rail support him and his military lifestyle. What do you ...

Colas Rail Royal Navy Success Story

17 October 2022

Colas Rail Royal Navy Success Story Joel served in the Royal Navy as a Aircraft Engineering Technician for 13 years and now he works for BFRS partner Colas Rail as Head of Traction and Rolling Stock. In this Q&A Joel shares how he landed success in his resettlement.What do you think about BFRS...

Venture Security - Military Transition Success Story

3 October 2022

Venture Security Management – Military Success Story A Q&A with Otis, a veteran of the British Army now working as a Mobile Patrol Officer for Venture Security.How did you first get into working in security? Before joining Venture, I was a soldier in the British Armed Forces. It started...

Jacobs Enforcement - Transition Success Story

29 September 2022

Jacobs Enforcement – Military Transition Success Story Dale Joined Jacobs Enforcement in September 2020 “I joined the Royal Dragoon Guards back in 2005 as an AFV armoured crewman. I completed a total of 15 years in the military and during that time I learnt many skills and traits w...

Ops Training - Success Story

27 September 2022

Ops Training – Success Story From Royal Marine Commando to OPS Wind Turbine TechnicianMeet David, he is just one example of the many ex-service personnel who have successfully transitioned from serving his country to saving the world – quite literally. Having left the Royal Marines...

AIS Survivex - Success Story

6 September 2022

AIS Survivex - Success Story From RAF to Ropes: a #Military Transition Story with AIS Survivex “As a former military instructor, I know outstanding training and AIS Survivex has it!”. Former military man, Chris Duffy has swapped training military parachuting in the RAF for a new j...

TIB Success Story - Steve Gill

6 September 2022

TIB Success Story - Steve Gill Steve served with the Royal Engineers prior to transitioning in to work with TIB. Below is a Q&A with Steve about his role. Why would you recommend TIB work to suitable friends and former colleagues? TIB is a friendly agency to work for and you can choose your a...

TIB Success Story - Jackie Shove

6 September 2022

TIB Success Story - Jackie Shove Prior to working for TIB, Jackie was in the Royal Air Force Below is a Q&A with Jackie about her transition from the RAF in to working for TIB.What has been the most rewarding aspect of your work supporting schools? The most rewarding aspects are being able to ...

FTX Logistics - Military Case Study

5 September 2022

FTX Logistics - Military Success Story Jonathan Candler at FTX Logistics shares his experience as an FTX Sponsored Reserve.Here are some words from Jonathan about his journey: "I am employed as an FTX Maintainer, working on the impressive 8×8 700HP Oshkosh 1070F tractor and King GTS100 ...

Star Refrigeration Case Study

22 August 2022

Steven's Resettlement Story A Q&A with Star Refrigeration What is your current job title? Refrigeration Engineer.Before working with Star, you served in the Armed Forces. Can you tell us a bit about your role in the army? I served over 22 years in the Royal Artillery, mainly in the G4 ch...

AIS Survivex and BFRS Partnership

15 June 2022

Intoducing Military2EnergyLeading training provider, AIS Survivex, has sealed a deal with the British Forces Resettlement Service (BFRS) to support those looking to work in the global energy sector after leaving military life. The deal will see AIS Survivex become BFRS Gold Plus Sponsors and w...

Case Study Richard Parsons

31 May 2022

TIB Services - Resettlement SuccessFormer Royal Logistics Corps, 23 years Richard's advice to service leavers: get lots of courses under your belt, particularly covering IT, Health & Safety and HGV. He discovered TIB Services via the BFRS website and finds BFRS provides very helpful tools and ...

Adapt and Adjust Advice For Civvy Street

27 May 2022

Civvy Street Adivce Civilian workplace culture can be quite different to how it is in the Military. To be successful in the workplace, you are going to have to adapt, communicate, and influence. The civilian workplace can be less structured than what you might have been used to in the Forces. The...