Curious members of the public may have wondered about the reason for a sudden military presence in Dalrymple Street.
Fusilier Stephen Grant, 22, said: "We're on a recruitment drive all over Ayrshire, starting at the south in Girvan and working our way up."
Fusilier Grant and four colleagues will be walking around towns, providing information about the Army.
He added: "Don't be scared to come and approach us if we're walking about the streets. If you're thinking about joining, come and talk to us."
The unit is the local infantry regiment for Ayrshire and Glasgow, and their members are currently serving in Afghanistan.
Opportunities in the Army are available to young people from the age of 15 years and 7 months to 32 and 11 months. But older folk who want to join the Territorial Army can be up to 45.
Recruitment is open to both men and women, and although women can't go into combat they can serve on the front line as medics, for example.
There is good pay for a young person, as well as free medical and dental care and travel. And, depending on qualifications, recruits can train and serve in specialist areas ranging from engineering to the Army band.
But young recruits know it's not all fun and games. Fusilier Grant said: "They understand that. They watch the news and they know what they're signing up for."
Fusilier Warren Grant – no relation - is just shy of 18 and comes from a military family. The teenager said: "I joined up when I was 15 and seven months after seeing a presentation.
"I was doing poorly in school, but in the Army I got NVQ level twos in maths, English and IT, equivalent to Highers.
"I've been to France twice, once on a battlefield tour of Normandy, and a swimming trip to Malta. And I got my driving licence for free when I turned 17.
"The place where I did training was for 16 and 17 year olds, boys and girls. For the first six weeks they progressively build up your fitness and stamina.
"You go on exercises and learn how to be a soldier and live in the field. At the end of your training, you get a big massive parade."
And, when you turn 18, the reality is you can be deployed on an operational tour anywhere.
Stephen Grant said: "I went to Iraq when I was 18. It was very scary at first, but you get used to it. And the good side is you come back with a load of pay, because you can't spend it all there."
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