A Junior soldier from Ripon received a top prize when he graduated from the prestigious Army Foundation College in Harrogate.
Jordan McCarthy was awarded the prize as the Best Junior Soldier from the Royal Engineers.
The 16-year-old joined the Army Foundation College in September last year for the first of the newly designed courses combining vocational education and military training.
On the course, he had the opportunity to gain Non-Vocational Qualifications in English, Maths and ICT as well as driver theory training.
He said: “The best part of being here was making a new set of friends and knowing they’ll be friends for life.”
Lieutenant Colonel Oz Lane, the college’s commanding officer, said: “Jordan can be rightly proud of his achievements at the College, and the staff and I wish him well as he goes forward to the second phase of his training which he hopes will be with the Royal Engineers.”
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