Date started at MPCT July 2006 Experience

Served 13 years in the Royal Green Jackets, gained the rank of Corporal, trained as a Physical Training Instructor and served in Northern Ireland, Fiji, Cyprus and Kenya.

"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

Date started at MPCT 06/01/2015 Experience

joined the Royal Engineers as a Combat Engineer which consists of bridge building, demolitions, mine warfare, field fortification, and did further training to become a Communications Specialist throughout my career. I have deployed on many different types of exercises all over the UK and internationally including, Kenya, Cyprus, Jordan, and one operational tour of Afghanistan in 2011 with the Counter-Improvised Explosive Devise Task Force. I spent my last four years at an Explosive Ordinance Disposal Regiment (EOD) with 101 Engineer Regiment (EOD) based in Saffron Walden where I became a search team 2IC for high risk search.

"Having spent a year at MPCT Birmingham I can tell you that I like the structure of the daily routine that the college provides for the learners. Taking Physical Training lessons and seeing the progress that all the learners make towards their fitness goals and then seeing them progress into the Military is one of the biggest rewards of the job."

Luke Seal

Date started at MPCT 2017 Experience

Shaun Marshall served six years in the Royal Marines, from 1991 to 1996. He out Arctic and jungle warfare training in Norway and Brunei, Operationally Shaun went to South Armagh with 42 Commando.

Since leaving the Corps, he has been a Prison Officer for 20 years, serving at Hmp Winson Green and Long Lartin Prisons in which he specialised in hostage rescue. He was also part of Operation tornado, which are riot trained teams deployed to establishments in crisis.

Date started at MPCT 2018 Experience

Born and currently live in Walsall, West Midlands, after a brief 3 years in Chester completing my BA Hons. English Language.

Taught English for two years in a Special Measures secondary school; loved the kids and the community but they had no ownership over their learning.