Being a Legion member

What does membership mean to you? 

JJ Jarvis joined the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards in 1985, which became the Royal Dragoon Guards in 1992. He is currently serving as a WO1 with HQ Land Forces in Andover as a training analyst.

"I originally joined the Legion as a member in 1989 and the Riders Branch in 2005. There are currently plenty of Service charities you can donate your time to, but only the Legion reaches across the full spectrum helping anyone who qualifies as a beneficiary without a single focus.

There have been several highlights since I joined the Riders, which include everything from putting a smile on a youngster's face as they sit on a bike at a show; to receiving applause for what we have achieved by the veterans during the Weymouth Veterans parade; having 30 bikes ride through Beaulieu for the launch of the Poppy Appeal; to the afternoon we spent in the company of Prince Charles at Clarence House. To have 90 bikes within the grounds was an achievement and certainly made a quite a spectacle.

Plus £250,000 for the Poppy Appeal over two years - not bad for a bunch of bikers.

Do as much or as little as you like within your Branch, just show your support for our Service personnel."

JJ Jarvis, member, Riders Branch