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‘We have found a ful lling career

in the RAF, you can too!’ SPORT

SOLOMON WARISO
My name is
Aircraftman
Solomon Wariso,
MEDICAL and I am the
former Editor-
at-Large of The
TOSIN TALABI PHILLIPA BULYA Powerlist
I am Wing Commander Tosin Talabi, a My name is Corporal Phillipa Bulya, and I magazine, as
consultant physician working in the regional am a nurse in the Princess Mary Royal Air well as a former
occupational medicine department at Force Nursing Service. After graduating Team GB relay
RAF College Cranwell. I am one of many as a nurse in the civilian world, I reserve at two
specialists in occupational medicine within worked in King’s College London Hospital, Olympic Games
the Defence Primary Healthcare. I left the one of the best hospitals in the country, and a world-class 200 and 400 metres
NHS in January 2000 to join the RAF as a but I still desired to achieve runner. I worked for several years as a
journalist and then as a sports agent.
specialist entry o cer. I planned to serve more, not only in my journalist and then as a sports agent.
In 2015, at the Powerlist In uencers’
career but also for the
for only six years but I am still serving 17 career but also for the In 2015, at the Powerlist In uencers’
Dinner, I met members of the Royal
years later! In the RAF, I have worked as a chance to Dinner, I met members of the Royal
Air Force, a meeting which changed
GP, aviation medicine instructor, manager develop myself Air Force, a meeting which changed
and trainer, training other doctors to become and enhance my my life. I’m now a very proud
my life. I’m now a very proud
specialists. I have worked
specialists. I have worked personal attributes. part-time Reservist member
part-time Reservist member
in Iraq, Afghanistan, I joined the Royal of 2623 RAF Regiment RAuxAF
in Iraq, Afghanistan,
of 2623 RAF Regiment RAuxAF
Bahrain, Oman,
Bahrain, Oman, Air Force Squadron at RAF Honington in
Squadron at RAF Honington in
Qatar, UAE and the in 2015. This has Su olk. Giving something back to the
Su olk. Giving something back to the
Qatar, UAE and the
Falkland islands. seriously broadened country is one of the best experiences
country is one of the best experiences
Falkland islands.
Being a doctor my opportunities to work of my eventful life.
Being a doctor
my opportunities to work
of my eventful life.
in the RAF in various medical
in the RAF
means doing areas. I have now worked in Emergency
means doing
S
a wide variety
a wide variety Care, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Surgery; SALIM HILLALIM HILL
of jobs It is thus making me a more rounded nurse My name is
of jobs It is
never boring
never boring with a lot more experience towards my Corporal
and you clinical career. Additionally, the RAF has Salim Hill.
and you
are always given me the ability to take part in amazing I was born
are always
trained and activities like adventurous training, which in Edgware
trained and
supported before
supported before have really pushed my limits and made me in North
undertaking discover many resilience and personality London and I
undertaking
new roles.
new roles. traits I did not realise I had in me. am 33. I have
served in the
RAF for 12 years,
RAF for 12 years,
CATERING seven months as an
seven months as an
Aircraft Technician. The RAF o ers a
Aircraft Technician. The RAF o ers a
lot of sporting opportunities, which
PASCAL ZGAMBO was a major factor in me joining. I
My name is Corporal Pascal Zgambo; although born in have boxed for the RAF, represented
Malawi, I have mostly lived a nomadic life across Africa the Combined Services and won an
and Europe before permanently settling in the United English National title. I have also boxed
Kingdom in the summer of 1999. I attended University of all over the UK and in international
East London for my tertiary education where a careers fair competitions. The RAF has given me the
enticed me into joining the Royal Air Force. My persistence opportunity to undergo an Engineering
in furthering myself and others through continuous personal
in furthering myself and others through continuous personal Management degree which I am working
development saw me get specially selected into an instructional
development saw me get specially selected into an instructional towards. I am a BME Ambassador which
role (Catering) within the Joint Services Food Service Wing. Having excelled in this role, gives me an opportunity to access
an opportunity was presented to me to join the Apprenticeship Centre and champion the and recruit individuals from ethnic
intermediate apprenticeships that we o er to our trainee Chefs and Logistics Caterers. backgrounds.
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