An electrical engineering apprentice at First TransPennine Express was inspired to pursue the career by Sea Cadets.
Nineteen-year-old Caitlin Gent got hooked on engineering during her time in the Corps.
She is featured on today's Daily Mirror Jobs page, where, talking about her time at Sea Cadets, she says: "I realised that doing hands-on things was what I loved. That helped me realise university wasn't for me."
Caitlin is one of three women on the entire fleet, but adds: "The heavy maintenance area can be very dirty and greasy and there's a lot of banter, but I just get on with it."
Sea Cadets offers free marine engineering sessions to schools and colleges, pictured. You can find out more here: http://www.sea-cadets.org/Data/Sites/1/media/engineering/sc-marine-engineering-leaflet-v6.pdf