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When asked how his bursary at King's affected his life, Matt summed it up in one word – opportunity.
"My bursary gave me academic and broader opportunities that I would never otherwise have been able to access and set me on the path to an immensely fulfilling career as an Army Officer.
A late decision in Upper Sixth to take a Gap Year and look again at Oxbridge entrance was superbly supported by King’s Career’s Team and within two days I was being interviewed by the Army Schools Liaison Officer and sponsored by him through the selection process for a Gap Year Commission. Thirty-four years later (with a four-year break for an English Degree at Aberdeen University) and I’m still going – longest Gap Year ever!
I’ve had the privilege of leading soldiers on operations and in training on 4 continents. I spent three years at the MOD’s think tank developing our understanding of what the future would hold, working with amazing thinkers from more than forty countries world-wide. I’m now working in Navy HQ to develop the future capabilities of the Royal Marines. All of this, and the other amazing extra-curricular adventures that I have been on, stem from the wider opportunities and skills my bursary, and time at King's, gave me!"
