SERVING troops will be in Derby's Market Place on Saturday to find new recruits .
Soldiers will be on hand to talk to people about the range of opportunities that are available in the Regular Army and Army Reserve.
Saturday's event will run from 9am to 4pm and is part of a national recruitment campaign.
The drive comes despite the Government's plans to axe 20,000 regular soldiers by 2020.
While the number of regular soldiers is being cut, the Ministry of Defence has ambitious targets to increase the number of reservists.
Major General Chris Tickell, director general at the Army Recruiting and Training Division, said a lack of awareness about Army life and the roles on offer could be stopping potential recruits from considering a career with the British Army.
He said Saturday's event was a chance for people in Derby to find out more about the Army.
He said: "We want to show potential recruits who are perhaps thinking about how they can improve their careers and lives that there is much more to the Army than meets the eye.
"There are thousands of full-time and part-time jobs available in the Army, across hundreds of different roles, and we are always looking for people with an adventurous and can-do attitude.
"Joining opens up a number of doors for new recruits, giving them access to excellent training and developing attributes such as communication, motivation, fitness and leadership.
"A part-time role can also offer people something entirely different to their nine-to-five job or complement what they already do by giving them additional or new qualifications and skills which will help develop their own careers."
The Army is not just looking for soldiers. Some of the roles available now include bricklayers, communications specialists, logistics specialists, air conditioning and refrigerator engineers, welders, veterinary technicians, musicians, technical storemen, environment health technicians and health care assistants.
Staff from the Derby Army Careers Centre will be joined in the Market Place by troops from a number of regional units.
