Part 1: Ben talks about growing up and wanting to join the Royal Marines, before ending up joining the Parachute Regiment, in the British Army. He shares life with 2 PARA before transferring to the REME, and then transferring back to 2 PARA, with a deployment to Iraq in 2005.

Ben joined the Parachute Regiment within the British Army in 1997, and served 23 years across multiple areas including, the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers (REME), Pathfinders (PF), and finishing with the British Special Air Service (SAS), reaching the rank of Staff Sergeant (SSgt).

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:26 - Growing Up
07:06 - Joining the Parachute Regiment
11:48 - PARA Training
17:03 - 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment
27:00 - Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers (REME) Transfer
35:23 - Transfer Back to 2 PARA
41:58 - Iraq 2005
49:17 - SF Selection & Pathfinders

Music created by Gavin Watson

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