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The Military Academies can be found across England and Wales, all offering a fantastic and unique training environment for young people looking to start their military career.
- Aldershot
- Bangor
- Battersea
- Birmingham
- Bradford
- Bristol
- Cambridge
- Cardiff
- Chorley
- Colchester
- Croydon
- Darlington
- Derby
- Eastbourne
- Edgware
- Gloucester
- Ipswich
- Leeds
- Lincoln
- Liverpool
- Manchester
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Newcastle
- Newport
- Plymouth
- Portsmouth
- Sheffield
- Southampton
- Stoke on Trent
- Sunderland
- Swansea
- Teesside
- Wakefield
- Wolverhampton
- Wrexham
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Walsall
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Meet the Walsall Team
Pete Leak
Joined 2006
Pete served as part of the Royal Green Jackets and was posted to a variety of locations including the United Kingdom, Cyprus, Kenya and Fiji, the latter as part of the British Army Recruiting Group selecting candidates from Fiji for the British Army. On Operations, Pete spent 3 years in Northern Ireland and was presented with a Mention in Dispatches as part of his teams’ actions in August 1992.
Upon joining MPCT in 2006, Pete began as an Instructor at MPC Cardiff before becoming the Lead Instructor in Wrexham and has progressed through the Company since then.
As well as having a physical training background, Pete is an avid exercise enthusiast and has taken part in a variety of endurance challenges to raise money for local charities. Pete feels that the mark of a good society is what we do for the most vulnerable within it to make their lives better. Pete is extremely proud to be part of MPCT, supporting young people in their career progression, and finds it extremely rewarding.
"The most rewarding part of the job is seeing learners progress within their chosen career. I enjoy helping them with any barriers they need to overcome and it gives me a sense of pride to see them develop into professional and focused young people."
~Pete Leak
Pete Leak
Regional Operations Manager
David Di Lorenzo Gothard
Joined 2018
David is a former Royal Marines Commando and joined the corps in 2003. During his time in the Marines he served 2 years in a Armed Forces Careers office, where he trained potential candidates to pass the PRMC (Potential Royal Marines Course). David was able to raise the pass rate from 44% to 100% during his time.
As a fitness lover, David continued his career helping others achieve their goals and has worked around Europe doing so.
"I joined MPCT to help contribute my skills and experience to further develop young adults into a military career or for their future employment."
~David Di Lorenzo Gothard
David Di Lorenzo Gothard
Centre Manager
Jonathan Woodward
Joined 2016
Jon lives in Dudley, West Midlands and has lived in or around the area his whole life.
Jon has a degree in Mathematical Sciences from Wolverhampton University, before this job he was a Maths Graduate Tutor for a company called Juniper Training. He has also worked in the welfare to work for industry for 4 years helping people to gain employment and before that he was the manager of a suit shop.
Jonathan Woodward
Skills Instructor