Rural Veterans

Rural Veterans is a growing network supporting serving personnel and veterans who live, work, or are exploring life in rural communities across the UK. Whether you’re: • Currently serving and thinking about a future in the countryside • A veteran navigating rural life or work after service • A land-based business or farm looking to employ or connect with veterans • Or simply someone who wants to support the transition from forces to field This is your space. We understand the unique challenges and strengths that come with rural living — isolation, lack of services, but also purpose, peace, and pride. Our mission is to build a supportive, inclusive community where people share knowledge, opportunities, and encouragement. What We’re About: • Career Support: Helping veterans explore roles in farming, trades, conservation, rural enterprise, and land-based industries. • Peer Connection: Linking people with shared experiences — whether you’re deep in the countryside already or just starting to think about it. • Employer Engagement: Supporting landowners, farmers, and rural businesses to understand the value veterans bring — and how to welcome them in. • Community & Belonging: A friendly, no-pressure space for discussion, advice, ideas and mutual support. ⸻ Rural Veterans is for anyone crossing from one world into another — forces to farm, service to soil, barracks to barn. Follow us to hear stories, share opportunities, and help build a future where more veterans thrive in rural life.