A WHITCHURCH teenager has proved he is fighting fit after overcoming Covid to reach promotion in the British Army.

Conor Morgan, 17, grew up in Whitchurch, even playing for Alport's junior teams and joined the army last October aged 16.

After coming doen with Covid in in January, Conor has since bounced bank and has risen through the junior ranks of his current training programme.

Dad Darren says Conor's '110 per cent' attitude is what has seen him raise above his peers.

"He went in last October, then he got struck down with Covid in January and was out for a couple of weeks," said Darren.

"He then he come back fighting fit and has embraced every opportunity he could and went above and beyond.

"He's been pushing himself to limit and has been putting some of the senior officers to shame."

Conor is currently undergoing phase two of his military training, and has shown leadership aptitude.

While he will be a regular soldier when he completes his training, he has quickly risen up the promotion ladder of the junior ranks.

"After he joined he went on to become Junior Lance Corporal," added Darren.

"And then they put him in the running for Company Sergeant Major, which he got.

"The Senior Corporals and Sergeants said he was in the running for Regional Sergeant Major.

"They put him in the running for that and he made it.

"They call it a local promotion, it'll be on his record that he's leadership worthy.

"He got best junior soldier intake in the whole college out of 700 candidates."

Darren himself and wife Helen are "ecstatic" with what Conor has achieved so far.

"He went in at 16, did his phase one training. graduated on August 5 and has just gone now on to phase to in Catterick.

"He's been born and bred round Shropshire, was captain of alport Under 12s.

"Everything he does 110 per cent.

"He's outstanding, me and my wife Helen are ecstatic of what he's achieved in such a little time and what he's had to go through with Covid."