Meet newly minted Officer Claire Jackson

Eighteen months after joining the Territorial Army, Claire Jackson made history by becoming one of the first officers to be commissioned from within her regiment, having completed her officer training at the elite Sandhurst Royal Military Academy.

She signed up to the TA after being involved in the production of the Discovery Channel’s Frontline Battle Machines.  A TV series about the equipment in Afghanistan, made by the TV company where she is Production Manager. She made the decision after being inspired by what she saw on screen and being told that she would make a brilliant logistics officer while providing technical support for the programme.