See how soldiers are trained to escape from overturned vehicles at Chetwynd Barracks

The day aimed to showcase the transferable skills the armed forces teach reservists and full-time soldiers, and show how they can be applied in real-life situations.

The activities took place in the mission training and mobilisation centre, and was designed to give them a taste of the training soldiers undergo before deployment.

Employees tested their skills on an indoor electronic shooting range, and put their quick-thinking abilities to the test on a RODET (Roll Over Dismount Egress Trainer).

The RODET is used as a training tool to teach soldiers how to escape from vehicles once they have overturned, and what to do in a road traffic accident.

It is based on a Foxhound Armoured Vehicle, with a V-shaped hull to safeguard passengers from roadside bombs.

Participants were strapped into the machine, and drilled on how they would escape.

The electronic shooting range uses screens to teach users how to aim and safely fire a gun, as a safe way to learn before using a real gun.

There was also the chance to visit a battlefield casualty drill area, where first-aid skills were demonstrated as if on a battlefield.

Various military kit for different roles were on display, as well as a range of weapons.

John Wilson, the Ministry of Defence’s regional employer engagement director in the East Midlands, said: "There are lots of transferable skills that reservists and former military service personnel can bring in to the civilian workplace such as the ability to lead a team, manage projects, work to deadlines and solve problems in high pressure situations.”

Robin Dutton, who is a mental health nurse with the NHS, and also volunteers for the Army Reserves, said that it gives him the opportunity to do things he would never have done.

He said: "It's a great way to see the world, and you can choose to do what appeals to you. I met the Rolling Stones in Chicago, and I've been to Paris with the French Army. There's some misconceptions about joining the Army, but we are all human beings just like you, and it's very inclusive."

He added: "It's key to get your employers support as a reservist, as the skills you learn in the Army are transferable to your civilian job. It's an investment for an employer."

Major Carl Thompson delivers operational training to reservists, as they have to complete a five-week course if they are going to be deployed.

Major Thompson said: "We teach our recruits to do the right thing, and make the right decisions in pressured situations. Our reservists will step forward, not back in a pressured situation. Recruits learn teamwork, and the baseline of morals gets taken into the workplace."

"There are so many different units within the Army that you can do what interests you. You can learn skills such as driving or photography, depending on what you are interested in."

"If a recruit can deal with taking a life, they can deal with situations in a workplace."