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HIGHLIGHT: Boots on the Ground in Basra & Kabul: The Emotional Reality of Tour
October 4, 2026 · 16 minThe fastest way to lose the “this is an adventure” mindset is to watch reality arrive with consequences. We start with that switch: days into a deployment to Basra, Iraq, a Lynx helicopter is shot down over the city, and the scale of…
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Inside the Intelligence Corps: What They Don't Tell You | Jonny Ball
September 27, 2026 · 1 hr 26 minA midnight knock on the steps, a simple order, and suddenly you’re walking into a mud compound to arrest a Taliban suspect. Johnny’s account of that night in Helmand Province is raw, human, and strangely instructional: cultural…
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Inside Pegasus Company: What It Really Takes to Become a Para Officer | Laurence Thomson
August 30, 2026 · 1 hr 27 minYou can say you want the Parachute Regiment in one sentence. Earning the trust to lead in it takes years, and it starts with the part you can’t talk your way around: the standard you can prove on the day. Our guest, Thomo, is a serving…
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Army Reserves vs Regular: The Brutal Truth From A Serving Major | Ash Bhardwaj
July 26, 2026 · 1 hr 24 minMost people imagine the Army Reserve as a light commitment and a bit of adventure on the side. The truth is sharper: it is leadership in compressed time, service with real trade-offs, and a second career you have to actively manage. We sit…
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6 Years Telling The Truth About The British Army. This Is Everything I've Not Told You
July 19, 2026 · 28 minNumber 10 calls, and suddenly you’re standing in a hangar full of drones with seven and a half minutes to question the Prime Minister one-on-one. That moment is where confidence and imposter syndrome collide, and it kicks off a wider…
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She Interviewed Sandhurst Cadets. Here's The Pattern She Found | Major Catherine Henderson
June 28, 2026 · 1 hr 15 minYou can pass every test at Sandhurst and still hit the real shock on day one of troop command: sometimes you simply do not have the answer. I sit down with Major Catherine Henderson, a serving Royal Signals officer with a seriously varied…
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The Truth About Being a Woman in the Army | Major Tori Allison
June 7, 2026 · 1 hr 18 minOne moment you’re pushing a team over a high pass in Nepal, the next you’re struggling to breathe and waiting on a helicopter because your lungs are filling with fluid. That’s where Major Tori Allison takes us, and it’s only one part of a…
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The Accidental Army Reservist & Best Selling Author | Owain Mulligan
May 3, 2026 · 1 hr 22 minThe moment you realise it is not “a big adventure” anymore can arrive fast: a new job title, a live threat, and soldiers looking at you for decisions you did not expect to be making. I sit down with Owain Mulligan, a reservist officer…
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What a Squadron Commander REALLY wants from New Officers?! | Ollie Braithwaite
April 19, 2026 · 1 hr 33 minThe fastest way to spot shaky leadership is to watch what happens when people are cold, tired, and under pressure. That’s where the real habits show up, for better or worse. We sit down with Ollie, a former British Army major with 20…
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Sandhurst Commandant: The Brutal Truth About Command | Maj Gen Paul Nanson
April 12, 2026 · 1 hr 13 minPlans fail. People freeze. Information is incomplete. That’s when leadership stops being a theory and becomes a decision. I sit down with Paul Nanson, former Infantry Officer, Major General, and a previous commandant of the Royal Military…
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Army Doctor Reveals: The PQO Route No One Talks About | David Hindmarsh
March 29, 2026 · 1 hr 23 minWe talk with David Hymarsh about what the Army Professionally Qualified Officer route really looks like for doctors, from AOSB and Sandhurst to phase two training and life in unit. We pull out the leadership lessons that matter most…
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Inside AOSB with the Vice President: What Gets You Selected (Or Rejected) - Jim Pritchett
March 4, 2026 · 1 hr 29 minWe explore how the Army Officer Selection Board truly works, why potential beats pedigree, and how authenticity, fitness, and feedback shape success. Jim shares lessons from Sandhurst, early command, operations in Northern Ireland and…
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Lessons in Leadership: advice to the next generation of military leaders.
Real life experience & challenges that every leader will face in their early career.