BORDERS reserve soldiers have just returned from their annual camp in Norfolk.

The 52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (6 SCOTS) have been honing their military skills at the Stanford Training Area.

Around 75 soldiers, drawn from 6 SCOTS Headquarters in Glasgow and sub-units in Galashiels, Ayr, Bathgate, Dumfries and Edinburgh took part in the two week camp which was held at Stanford Training Area.

The soldiers carry out various training exercises which are designed to test core military skills such as marksmanship, leadership, teamwork and fitness. The camp culminates in a final exercise where the soldiers put their training into practise through simulated scenarios.

The final exercise will include urban operations and a helicopter assault.

Major Rob Muir, Executive Officer of 6 SCOTS said: This exercise is a great foundation for training deployments abroad next year with our Regular counterparts.

"The urban operations facilities at Stanford are superb and provide a very testing environment for us."

The UK Reserve Forces play a vital part in our nation’s defence and the role of the Reserve has changed. The British Army now has regular and reserve soldiers working alongside one another to create a fully integrated capability.

Reserve personnel are serving alongside their regular Army counterparts with the aim that, by 2020, reservists will be fully integrated with the regular Army and routinely deploy as part of all military operations.

Becoming a reservist is the ideal opportunity to learn new skills and travel to new places.

There are over 220 roles available in the Reserves from chefs, drivers, engineers, medics to infantrymen.