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Upcoming network events Army Regional Engagement Team - International Woman's Day school assembly

Army Regional Engagement Team - International Woman's Day school assembly

7/03/2025 1/01/0001

The Army Regional Engagement Team from 160th (Welsh) Brigade will be delivering a live virtual Teams assembly for International Woman’s Day on 07 March 2025, at 0900 - 0930hrs. It is an opportunity for schools to dial into the event and hear about what it is like as a woman in the Army, the opportunities available and hear some stories about women in the Army and their achievements. At the end of the session there will be an opportunity to ask questions via the chat function on Microsoft Teams.

 

You can join the Microsoft Teams session using the Meeting ID and passcode below (if you go to your Teams calendar, and in the top right corner ‘#join with an ID’, and then you should be able to join the meeting with the details).

 

Microsoft Teams Meeting ID: 321 086 099 437 Passcode: Eh8Z7n

 

You can also join on your computer, mobile app, or room device, by clicking on the link below.

 

Join the meeting now
 

Action point: Please inform Ben.Brookman669@mod.gov.uk if your school will be joining the event.

 

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Service children’s quotes

"As soon as we get used to a house, you get moved - I’ve been to four schools and moved six times."

Aiden

"I lived in Nepal, then we went to Brunei, then Malaysia."

Ashim

"In my eyes, you have hundreds of friends in different places."

Chloe

"I’m used to moving now and mixing with the children... I’ve done it so many times, it’s just a normal thing now."

Chloe

"It's ok talking over skype and that, but sometimes you just want a hug when Dad is away."

Georgia

"I’ve enjoyed going around to lots of places around the world, it's adventurous and exciting."

Harry

"In my eyes, you have hundreds of friends in different places."

Ieuan

"My mum got a chalk board and it says how many sleeps on it with chalk, every minute it’s getting closer for him coming home."

Mia

"I don’t want him to get promoted... I want him to get promoted but I don’t want to leave."

Oliver

"I might be going to boarding school so that I don’t change schools every few years."

Ryan

"I've been to seven different schools; I’ve not stayed put in one school long enough."

Shana

"He has been away for six months and he is back for two weeks, then he goes away again."

Sianed

"My parents were in the Army. My mum is a like a nurse and my dad went to the war in Afghanistan. I actually didn’t really know what he was doing so I was like, ‘Cool Dad, go there,’ but then I found out and thought, 'Thank God he came back alive.'"

Sanjog

"He signed off last week, so he will be done by the end of this year. He’s done 24 years. I find that better because he will be around a lot. He likes watching us playing rugby, so he will get to see us more."

Lewis

"I’m going to a new place entirely. They don’t know anything about me and that’s a big restart and that’s really good for me."

Piaras

"I moved to Wales because my dad was posted in the Army. I thought I would get bullied and I was shy when you meet new people, but I made some friends."

Dan