Charlie Gill, Class of 2018

What are you doing now, and how did you get there after leaving Trinity?

I’m currently mid-way through Officer Training for the Army at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. I left Trinity in 2018 and studied French, Spanish and Politics at Nottingham for four years. After graduating in 2022, I worked in lobbying for two and a half years in London which was great. However, after some time working behind a desk, I decided I wanted something more and something different from the regular 9 - 5. I had one or two family members who had served in the forces, and they had been very successful. After speaking to them about all the opportunities and their experiences, I applied online and had my first interview.

How would you sum up your experience of the CCF at Trinity – and has anything from it stayed with you since?

CCF at Trinity was great. Something completely different from the daily patter of school life. I enjoyed the discipline and the new skill set, and the positions of responsibility - be it on the parade square, in the storeroom, or leading training sessions in Sixth Form to junior cadets. We also started a partnership with The Quest Academy whilst I was in the CCF, which was a cool addition!

Army, Navy or RAF section?

I was in the Royal Navy section. Similar skills across the board. Glad to be in the Army now, however!

Favourite CCF memory in three words?

Contingent Commander’s Cup

Parade ground or field exercises?

Field exercises… parade was fun and rigid, but the field is where you put all the new skills together.

Best skill you learned in CCF?

Physical prowess and agility in the assault course

One word to describe your time in CCF?

Ever changing