Academies break record for support of Armed Forces
On Tuesday 2nd July the Academy Transformation Trust (ATT) hosted the largest Armed Forces Covenant signing in the West Midlands. A total of 23 Armed Forces Covenants were signed at…
Army Reservists explore history in Jersey and Normandy
Reservists from 37 Signal Regiment took part in a Battlefield Study as part of Exercise Global Concept. Made up of two phases, phase one took place on the island of…
Q3 Academy flies high with cadet force achievements
Cadets from three local academies marked a milestone moment as they successfully completed their first Biennial Review. Q3 Academy has Cadet Force contingents in all three of its academies in…
Reserves Day Business Breakfast success
During Armed Forces week our Association held a Business Breakfast event in partnership with the Black Country Chamber of Commerce to celebrate Reserves Day on the 26th June. The event…
Black Country Army Reserve unit to receive Freedom of Dudley Borough
A Stourbridge based military intelligence unit will be officially granted freedom of the Borough of Dudley at Himley Hall and Park during the council run Armed Forces Day on Sunday…
Police Inspector leads the way with role in Army Reserve
A serving Police Inspector from Warwickshire is championing the benefits of a different uniformed service as part of the upcoming Reserves Day and Armed Forces Day celebrations. Lucy Sewell is…
Halfords sail ahead for supporting Reserve Forces
A Birmingham-based Royal Naval Reservist will be one of many to celebrate Reserves Day with her employers this week. Charlotte Kertrestel, 28, works full-time as a Digital Product Owner for…
Employers fly high at Cosford Air Show
Following on from a successful visit to Horseguard’s Parade for Trooping the Colour, our Association took a group of employers to watch the spectacular 2019 RAF Cosford Air Show on…
Trooping the Colour 2019
On Saturday 8th June our Association took a group of our region’s most Armed Forces-friendly and supportive employers to witness the spectacle that is the Trooping of the Colour for…
Presenting the CVQO Westminster Awards finalists from the West Midlands
CVQO have announced their 10 finalists after 40 cadets attended a selection weekend. Three of the 10 finalists, who will attend a lunch at the House of Lords and a…