There’s just 1 week to go until Uniform to Work Day, when reservists from across the UK are encouraged to swap their civilian work clothes for their military uniforms, on Wednesday 25 June.
The day is a chance for the country to celebrate the huge contribution the reserves make to the armed forces, and is part of a week-long series of events building up to Armed Forces Day on Saturday 28 June.
Reservist and chartered engineer Major General John Crackett, Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Reserves and Cadets), said:
I encourage all my fellow reservists to wear their uniforms with pride on Uniform to Work Day. A lot of people don’t know much about the reserves and perhaps you can help dispel some of the myths.
Time and again I have found that skills I have learned in the reserves have helped me succeed at work. My employer came to realise that my reserve service was good for me and good for the company too.
Around 30,000 people across the UK give up their time to be part of the armed forces reserves. Since 2003 reservists have been deployed on operations around the globe, including in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as helping out at the 2012 London Olympics and with the UK flood relief efforts earlier this year.
