https://www.soaringstem.co.uk https://www.soaringstem.co.uk/first-steps <h3> What is a veteran? </h3> <div> <img src="https://cdn.website-editor.net/s/789d8a49647c472aa8dcdd464795137e/dms3rep/multi/veterans-badge-1ec96c16-698f08df.jpg"/> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> Having just received my certificate of service and veteran pin badge, it seems a good time to reflect. 22 years service in the Royal Air Force, I was 20 years old at attestation which means I spent more of my life in service than not. Often, I think being a veteran is seen as the end of something - after all, it means "a person who has had long experience in a particular field" yet the title isn't used until you leave that field. There is a suggestion that those experiences are somehow in the past. <div> <br/> </div> <div> And to a certain extent that is true... </div> <div> <br/> </div> <div> But I believe it is not about the field you are in, but what you did while you were there. And so my knowledge, skills and experience are important - but more important are the attributes I developed in my 22 years service. Setting high standards, commitment, teamwork, service, honesty and integrity. </div> <div> <br/> </div> <div> Perhaps most importantly, recognising the one lesson that always applies... no matter what is challenges you face, take it one step at a time and keep going! </div> <div> <br/> </div> <div> And so, as I embark on this new adventure with Soaring STEM - I commit to embracing the opportunities, overcoming the challenges and to keep taking those steps in the right direction. In doing so, I will achieve my mission... </div> <div> <br/> </div> <div> <i> To improve access to educational technology through the delivery of aviation-themed STEM challenges. </i> </div> </div> Tue, 05 Apr 2022 18:47:21 GMT https://www.soaringstem.co.uk/first-steps thumbnail main image