FUSILIER Kareem Patrice, pictured, has won a top Army award after finishing his recruit training.

Kareem, 21, of Waterloo, has completed the Combat Infantryman’s Course at the Infantry Training Centre in Catterick, North Yorkshire. His platoon commander, Captain Chris Duncalfe, said: “Fusilier Patrice has won the Best Recruit award. From the outset he has thrown in maximum effort to not only achieve the required standards but to excel and push himself to the top of his peer group.”