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Good morning everyone, First of all, thank you for inviting me today to talk to you about careers in the Armed Forces. There are lots of opportunities for you to get a good career in many different parts of the Armed Forces, like the Army, for example. Today, I’d like to tell you about a career as a Non-commissioned Officer or NCO, as we call it. To become an NCO, you must first have very good results in general education and pass all the necessary school leaving exams. After that you can join the Army and you must successfully complete 12 weeks basic training. During basic training, you’ll learn about weapon handling, field-craft, nuclear, chemical and biological warfare and many other military subjects. You must also be very fit, because during basic training you must run at least 20 kilometres a day for the first three weeks without carrying any equipment. After that you will go on shorter runs, but you will carry your military equipment, and your military equipment can weigh up to 30 kilos. At the end of basic training, you will have lots of different tests and exams, and if your grades are good enough, you will go to NCO and technical training school to learn how to be a successful infantry NCO. This training takes another 18 months and if you successfully complete that, we will send you to a regiment as a lance-corporal to practise what you have learned. Eventually, you could become a Regimental Sergeant Major or become an officer. There are many, many opportunities to travel in today’s Armed Forces. As many of you know, there are many areas all over the world which need the protection of peacekeepers, and these peace keepers are provided by many different countries from NATO and the United Nations. Years ago, soldiers were trained only for combat, but nowadays, the job they do is much different. They are trained to take care of people who can’t take care of themselves. After a civil war, such as in the former Yugoslavia, many thousands of people are left without homes, food and basics. It is a peacekeeper’s job to help them find homes, food and other things that can help them have a normal, peaceful life.