In this Episode, I'm talking with Gareth Wilson who I served with in 3 RHA and 34 Battery. Gareth tells us what it was like growing up in the North East and deciding to join the Army. Gareth Served with 3 RHA and other regiments. He tells us what it was like to serve and some of the struggles he has had whilst serving and Since leaving the Army and setting up his own locksmith business.

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Part 3 of Roys Story

I recorded this episode months ago but we had some serious issues with the sudo and I wasn't going to release it. However, I feel it's such an important story that it deserves to be put out there. This is the first part of a three-part special.

Roy Selstrom Served with Pioneer Corp during the late 80s and later with the RLC. He served in Northern Ireland and Germany. As a Lance Corporal in the Royal Pioneer Corps, he was assigned to collect bodies during the 1991 Gulf War. A job the he was given little training for and afterwards very little help.

In this episode, Roy continues his story and talks about what happened to him and the failings of his chain of command.

Part to of Roys Story

I recorded this episode months ago but we had some serious issues with the audio and I wasn't going to release it. However, I feel it's such an important story that it deserves to be put out there. This is the second part of a three-part special.

Roy Selstrom Served with Pioneer Corp during the late 80s and later with the RLC. He served in Northern Ireland and Germany. As a Lance Corporal in the Royal Pioneer Corps, he was assigned to collect bodies during the 1991 Gulf War. He was given little training for a job afterwards very little help.

In this episode, he carries on with his story from the first Gulf War

I recorded this episode months ago but we had some serious issues with the audio and I wasn't going to release it. However, I feel it's such an important story that it deserves to be put out there. This is the first part of a three-part special.

Roy Selstrom Served with Pioneer Corp during the late 80s and later with the RLC. He served in Northern Ireland and Germany. As a Lance Corporal in the Royal Pioneer Corps, he was assigned to collect bodies during the 1991 Gulf War. A job the he was given little training for and afterwards very little help.

In this episode, he tells us what it was like growing up and joining the Army. Serving in NI and deploying to the Gulf war.

Welcome back, in this episode, I am chatting with Col Richard Collinge. Richard served with the Royal Artillery completing tours around the world and commanding d Battery RHA on a tour of Iraq. Richard tells us what it was like growing up, joining the Army, and Serving with different command appointments. He tells us how proud he was to command Pirbright and the recruits there and what it was like being the Regimental Col of the Royal Artillery.

Later he describes what it was like to volunteer for Ambulance duties during the COVID lockdown.

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Hi, welcome back. In the episode, we chat with Louise Walters, who started her Army career with the Dental Corps, later moved over to the REME, and was later commissioned into the AGC. She tells us what it was like becoming the first female Dental Corps soldier to become a training instructor. She also explains why she chose to leave the Army and move to Dubai.

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In this episode, I’m talking to Mark Baker. Marks has had a varied life and, this podcast was a bit of a surprise to me when we recorded it. Mark served with the Royal Artillery and 34 Battery. Mark tells us what it was like in training and when he served with 34 Bty. He also tells us what happened to him after being discharged from the Army for failing a compulsory drug test, ending up on the wrong side of the law, and being sentenced to 12 years.

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Welcome back to the podcast. In this episode, I’m talking with Stephen Sherlock. Stephen tells us what it was like growing up and, an abusive family with a very dysfunctional father. Trigger alert Stephen describes in detail some of the physical abuse he suffered when he was a child.

Stephen tells what it was like to be homeless at a young age and his decision to join the Army where he found a new family. HE talks about his time in Training and tours on Op Herrick.

He goes on to describe his life after he left the Army and how he has faired since then Serving with both the Prison Service and later the Police.

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