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Translating cultures: ex- military actors in development Nina Laurie School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University Testimony: Ex UK army lower ranks And when people leave the military, they get re-settlement packages, in which you go and see the education officer, and you get quite a lot of money, you’re entitled to about ￡4000 to take your skills in the direction in which you want to go. … I mean, if you look at the bulk of the military in terms of numbers, and the proportion of people who could potentially be going into development, I mean you’re colonels are very small in that role. Not that they can’t have a bigger impact, but ... Army life has changed there’s also an increasing number of people leaving the military, because of the high tempo of operations, people don’t want to do four tours of Afghanistan. People are leaving after four or eight years because of that reason. I think that’s a key part of this reassessment that is being missed, is the potential for those skills to be recognised when they leave the military. (Ex UK marine, mid 20s) ? Kasanka Trust /tabid/753/default.aspx Ex-Mil Recruitment Ltd Role Description for Workshop Supervisor/Trainer Status: Full time skilled volunteer Duration: 6 to 12 months Reporting to: Kasanka Trust General Manager Location: Wasa Camp, Kasanka National Park, Zambia Role To be responsible for the mentoring and supervision of workshop and infrastructure maintenance staff at Kasanka and Lavushi Manda National Parks, Zambia. Security knowledge and development There is kind of an assumption that ex-military going into development go there because they already have a skill set, and that skill set is the security side. Development needs both skill sets, and that’s why we’re there, not just because of what we know, but because we can hand this over. (British ex army now in development consulting [mid 60s]) Speaking as ex Risk Assessment Advisor for [large INGO]; my perception [of] why they h