23 SAS & Red Devils - British Army Veteran

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Part 1: Kerry talks about his journey in joining the Army, being part of an Airborne Brigade, and skydiving with the Red Devils. Plus he talks about supporting 23 Special Air Service (SAS).
Kerry joined the British Army in 1987 and served for 28 years, reaching the rank of Major, after becoming a Late Entry (LE) Officer.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:52 - Growing Up
08:03 - Joining the British Army
13:01 - Basic & Trade Training
18:20 - 9 Ordnance Battalion - Corsham, UK
22:31 - Belize
32:58 - 5 Airborne Brigade - Aldershot, UK
44:02 - Gulf War
46:16 - Red Devils Skydiving
50:38 - 3 Base Ammunition Depot - Bracht, Germany
53:50 - 22 Air Defence - Kirtin in Lindsey, UK
56:37 - 23 Special Air Service - Birmingham, UK
1:05:54 - 9 Supply Regiment - Hullavington, UK
1:10:32 - Gütersloh, Germany
Music created by Gavin Watson
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Пікірлер: 55

@obi1kenobi137 5 күн бұрын

I think it’s a cracking example of what you can go onto achieve through the Army if you want to develop yourself in various ways vs land in a regiment and spend all your days down the local boozer.

@Gilsteamin1200 7 ай бұрын

Known Kerry for years. Good bloke and fit as a Robbers Dog. He influenced his peers and juniors alike and always sound advice.

@IO-zg8md Ай бұрын

I recall Kerry went round FOB's with a digital camera and came back with some dits but critically, some great observations and recommendations for the DRLC. FOB washing machine - a cement mixer and a washing up bowl - just don't forget to take the blades out!

@user-is5up4sv1e 8 күн бұрын

my step dad would have loved watching this he was well into his jumping RIP martin williams

@atalantarunning6205 Жыл бұрын

As a veteran loved it,

@MegaTightMike Жыл бұрын

What an interesting guy. I could listen to him all day.

@stevemin559 12 күн бұрын

Met kerry through a mutual friend,took me to a para pub in Aldershot in 91,last time i saw him i was on a VCP on goose green roundabout..happy days

@FHIPrincePeter Ай бұрын

He is absolutely correct when he talks about the difference between Para Trained and Crap Hat back in the Day.

@Northman.56 Жыл бұрын

Great Podcast.A really good honest man.

@ianthomas432 Жыл бұрын

Kerry was the instructor on my provisioners course. Really good guy.

@milaskilathelab 2 ай бұрын

Good Ole Deepcut & Frimley. 😎 Nice one!

@markdawson6771 Жыл бұрын

Kerry is a legend, good bloke all round

@robc8892 Ай бұрын

Good guy. Honest interview.

@teerex4626 10 ай бұрын

Great to hear about formative experiences and as a working class Londoner of †he same age, i can relate to the stuff we thought as lively

@vern6573 Жыл бұрын

Loved listening to the pod, as a ex RAOC soldier from this era I know some of the aforementioned people.

@KG0SPEL Жыл бұрын

Thank You

@Ian20232 6 ай бұрын

Wish I had Senior ranks and officers to look up to like Kerry. In my 10 year service all I saw were people who would sort the work out and nothing more. All they were doing was looking after themselves and their careers. In the 90s money was scarce for courses so my career finished before it started. My last 2 years I had an amazing 2lt/lt he tried his hardest to keep me in the job and getting me promoted to sgt. Amazingly I’ve heard he is a Brig now looking at getting promoted.

@mikeweston3514 Жыл бұрын

What a top bloke

@equaliser2265 6 ай бұрын

I was at Keogh baracks RAMC just down the road. Lots of beastings, bullying, going on back then.

@dazk55 Жыл бұрын

good man

@petersmith7176 11 ай бұрын

I was on my PTI course with Kerry in Jan 1990, We were in the same section and he was often behind me on BPFAs :) I moved on to transferring into the Army Physical Training Corps in April 2000.

@KG0SPEL 10 ай бұрын

Hope you are well, and congrats on the career. What you up to now?

@petersmith7176 10 ай бұрын

@@KG0SPEL Hi mate, I am living and working in Canberra Australia. I work at the Australian National University and have for the pasted 10 years now. I moved here in 2013 after my 22. Love every minute of it. Well done on your amazing achievement sounds like a cracking career you had. Loved the podcast and hearing about everything you have done.

@jerryoshea3116 9 ай бұрын

@@KG0SPELAs a former Londoner who has lived in Vegas for 23 yrs& I often toyed with the idea of a Para jump ( but I never was confident if I had the bottle?)But I feel like I might chech ur Pals Company out..

@stoic_philosophies Жыл бұрын

i would love to join the army amazing podcast

@jamesbradley9233 7 ай бұрын

What's stopping you ?

@andrewdunn9307 6 ай бұрын

Pre Gulf GAS School sounded like one hell of a posting......:)

@KG0SPEL 6 ай бұрын

It was a gas!

@garrym5682 8 ай бұрын

I remember Kez at 22. I always thought he got out after that.

@johnedwards2920 11 ай бұрын

Ex Junior Soldier Intake No1 15 years old at Shornecliffe 1967, Queensman, PWRR, & 6th QEO Gurkhas, I have a story as well.

@johnchapman9044 6 ай бұрын

Tigers

@alexkerr8770 3 ай бұрын

As I have said before you can do p company and get wings but as a para reg you are held to a higher standard from the start before p company it s totally different standard on everything this it stated here thanks

@KG0SPEL 3 ай бұрын

Indeed it is. Para Regt do Inf Basic whereas all Arms do Pre Para as mature soldiers. No point debating whose the hardest but for a grounded opinion as The Para Regt P Coy staff from the 80’s and 90’s what they think. !!!

@silverfox8874 3 ай бұрын

I was at 91 Coy with Kerry, he forgot to mention Flamingo Joes and the dirty women😂

@vikingman8027 14 күн бұрын

I was too at 91 and Kerry was in my room to. He kept himself fit and was a great guy with a sense of humour, he hung around another guy i forget his name because it was so long ago, but was please to see on what he achieved well done Kerry 👍

@KG0SPEL 13 күн бұрын

@@vikingman8027Kind words thank you

@ruperttristanblythe7512 7 ай бұрын

No mention of the BBS

@sunrayisdown1690 7 ай бұрын

23SAS and 21SAS are reserve units.

@KG0SPEL 6 ай бұрын

They are with Permanent Regular Staff

@alexkerr8770 3 ай бұрын

Yes we know

@SMac-bq6pz Ай бұрын

No shit.

@graememccaig723 7 ай бұрын

one of the best guests. out of interest , do all loggies wear a maroon lid as soon as they join 5 AB? without having to do any courses, ie P Coy?

@KG0SPEL 7 ай бұрын

They Did/Do yes as its an Airborne Brigade with a Parachute Role, always been a bit if a discussion

@graememccaig723 7 ай бұрын

@@KG0SPEL cheers . i know of an individual loggie that i suspect of being a bloater. says he was Aldershot in the 80s but looks like the fat controller from Thomas the tank

@equaliser2265 6 ай бұрын

@graememccaig723 Don't be derogatory towards opos mate, that's not correct.

@graememccaig723 6 ай бұрын

@@equaliser2265 how wod u know who im talkin about?

@Steve-hu7jf 6 ай бұрын

@mat81427 7 ай бұрын

unfortunately there wasn't any really bite to his service career - pretty vanilla - zero combat - purely a back room role

@Gilsteamin1200 7 ай бұрын

And you yourself have done???????????

@SMac-bq6pz Ай бұрын

@@mat81427 Anyone can do JTAC you div it's not rocket science. 7 years 3 deployments is that all you did you redass'd walty crow 😆 Try doing the full stretch!

@IO-zg8md Ай бұрын

@@mat81427 3 tours in the same appointment? How'd you manage that?

@KG0SPEL 25 күн бұрын

@@IO-zg8mdWork in LRS its always a deployed role

@tomandsamuel 8 күн бұрын

Steady on there McNab lad