Tom Tarnowski, Class of 1990

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

I am still serving in the Royal Marines, having joined straight from Trinity in 1990. I am currently in the UK Delegation to NATO in Brussels, though I will be moving to Paris at the end of the summer for a job in their strategic headquarters. After initial officer and commando training, and university, I served in numerous units, deploying to many places around the globe. The photos attached here show some of them.

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

It took the strong character I already had and taught me how to channel my abilities. It also gave the opportunity to gain skills that I refined in my service career including; shooting, boating, diving, climbing, abseiling, canoeing and testing my endurance. CCF introduced me to what service life might be like and in many ways set me on the path to the career I have enjoyed.

Army, Navy or RAF section?

Navy Section - I was the Cadet Cox’n.

Favourite CCF memory in three words?

Abundant Experience Variety

Parade ground or field exercises?

Both

Best skill you learned in CCF?

Self-discipline

One word to describe your time in CCF?

Foundational