Recruiter Ex-Mil has launched a campaign to highlight the values of hiring ex-military personnel to employers.

In a statement the company said: “At the moment approximately 30,000 service personnel leave the military every year, many find it very difficult to secure a new career, or even somewhere to live.

“But ex-service personnel are renowned around the globe for having the best training, commitment and ability. They have proven themselves often in very harsh demanding environments where they have kept a high level of professionalism as well as an excellent sense of humour.”

Servicemen leaving the military with a range of skills including IT, telecoms, security, project management, transport, logistics, engineering and avionics, it said.