Your personal best
Sport is an integral part of Army training. Over the years we've helped shape some outstanding solo careers. Maybe it's because the Army attracts people with the type of gritty determination you need to be the best. Or maybe it's because Army life inspires a mental edge that overwhelms the competition. Whatever the reason, you'll get every opportunity to join the ranks of those sportsmen and women, past and present who have achieved individual success. And whether that means swimming your fastest lap in a pool or throwing a javelin for gold in the Olympics, we'll encourage you all the way.
Individual sports
Some of the individual sports available include:
Athletics
Swimming
Boxing
Martial Arts
Winter sports - Biathlon, Luge, Skeleton, Downhill and Cross-country skiing
Shooting
Windsurfing
Army superheroes
Kelly Holmes
Double gold medallist at the 2004 Olympics, the 800m and 1500m superstar was a lorry driver, a PTI (Physical Training Instructor) Sergeant and judo champion in the Army. "Ever since I was 14 I wanted to be in the Army and win a gold medal," she says.
James Williams
Three-time Olympian (1992, 1996 & 2000) and Britain's most successful Sabre fencer in the modern era. He jokes that he was "made to do it" by the Army!
Kelly Morgan
Coached by the great Steve Backley, Morgan is one of Britain's top javelin throwers and won bronze at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester at the age of 22.