The recently-appointed Commandant for 1st Battalion The Highlanders Army Cadet Force (ACF) has spent the last few months visiting the Battalion’s Detachments and Companies. The visits gave Colonel Tim Martin the opportunity to meet the cadets and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers of the Battalion. The meetings were largely informal and often in the form of relaxed Q&A sessions (main image,

Highland RFCA Regional Employer Engagement Director Ray Watt took representatives from seven employer organisations to HMS Scotia in Rosyth. The Forces-friendly employers had the opportunity to see first-hand the valuable work of Royal Naval Reservists. The event took place on 6 February as part of the Deputy Commander of the Maritime Reserves Scotland’s visit to the unit. The employer engagement

Moray Business Women, Outfit Moray, The Gordon Lennox Estate Company Ltd, and The Walled Garden Trading Company Limited all signed the Armed Forces Covenant and received their Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Bronze Awards at RAF Lossiemouth.  Highland RFCA’s Regional Employer Engagement Director Ray Watt visited RAF Lossiemouth with representatives from local employers for the employer engagement event on 20

We caught up with three employees from Eclipse (IP) Ltd: Service Lead Leila Ahidar, Human Resources (HR) Manager Ali Alexander, and Service Sales Executive Sonia Macleod (pictured above, from left). Eclipse (IP) is an Armed Forces Covenant signatory and 2024 Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award recipient in the Highland RFCA area. Eclipse first signed the Armed Forces Covenant

We caught up with two employees from Trident IES: Human Resources (HR) Business Partner Donna-Marie Cunningham and Finance Director Julie McFarlane. Trident IES is an Armed Forces Covenant signatory and Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award holder in the Highland RFCA area. Trident first signed the Armed Forces Covenant in March 2021 and achieved the ERS Gold Award in

A Royal Navy Reservist from HMS Scotia has returned from an “incredibly rewarding and fulfilling” deployment with HMS Spey – his first on front-line duties. Able Rate (AB) Steven Brown was mobilised for 12 months as a seamanship specialist, joining HMS Spey as she undertook her long-term mission in the Indo-Pacific region. Alongside her sister ship, HMS Tamar, the River-Class

We caught up with Laura Skaife-Knight, NHS Orkney’s Chief Executive. NHS Orkney is an Armed Forces Covenant signatory and Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award holder in the Highland RFCA area. NHS Orkney first signed the Armed Forces Covenant in July 2016 and achieved the ERS Gold Award in 2018, after which it was revalidated in 2023. ERS Gold

We caught up with Carolyne French, the Elite Desk Lead at The UKSI Limited. The UKSI is an Armed Forces Covenant signatory and 2024 Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award recipient in the Highland RFCA area. UKSI first signed the Armed Forces Covenant in February 2022. The fire protection and security solutions provider is a member of HRFCA’s Highland