Why ex-military personnel are powering Britain’s Net Zero push

As the country marks Armed Forces Week, new research from British Gas reveals a gap between what the public thinks veterans do after service and the reality of where their skills are now in demand.

With more than 13,000 people leaving the Armed Forces in the past year, the findings suggest outdated perceptions could be obscuring the role former personnel are already playing in keeping the nation’s homes warm and helping power the transition to Net Zero.

Through the Centrica Armed Forces Pathway, nearly 500 former service personnel have joined since 2021 in roles spanning engineering, field operations and major infrastructure.

Aston spoke to Anthony Williams, British Gas engineer who served in the military for 12 years.

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