A local businessman who served 24 years in the armed forces and ran a successful training and development firm is now gearing up for TV stardom.

After forming Modex Training International Ltd in 1998, Alistair Rae and his team of approximately 15 associates covered the firm's training requirements, improvement, leadership and team building.

The company flourished and their training took them to Brunei, where they trained 45 managers and senior military personnel as well as members of the royal family!

This wealth of experience in the military world has obviously helped Alistair to land the prestigious acting role. He will appear as a Corporal in Charge in the ITV series in July called ……… ……… where he will put 20 trainees through "national service" camp.

Commenting Alastair said: "Obviously I am very excited at the prospect of appearing on national television. Initially, my thanks go to Robert Jones, partner at Burgis & Bullock. He helped with the formation of my company, its structure and direction. Hopefully, my flowing accounts in the future will keep him busy!"

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