Major Laura Cox has worked in the Educational and Training Branch (ETS) in the Army for over ten years, where she has supported members of the Forces across the UK and on operations in areas of personal and professional development. For the past two years, she has led as the Transition Officer for Army HQ Scotland, where she helps soldiers to prepare for life after Service.

For some members of society who already encounter challenges in their day-to-day lives, the effects of the pandemic have been especially daunting. Fortunately there are a number of organisations out there doing amazing work to support them, adapting quickly to continue delivering vital services.

COVID-19 has made us even more grateful for those who work on our behalf than ever before. We’ve clapped outside our homes, banged pans together and had pipers playing up and down the street to say thank you to key workers.  It has also made us value the freedoms we may have taken for granted that those in the Armed Forces fought, and continue to fight, so hard to preserve.