2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment | Ben Garwood | British SAS Veteran

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 Garwood 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 Website: https://militaryveteranspodcast.com Instagram:   / militaryveteranspodcast   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@militaryvete... X:   / milvetpodcast   TikTok:   / militaryveteranspodcast   LinkedIn:   / military-veterans-podcast   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5PdUZvt... Other Podcast Platforms: https://militaryveteranspodcast.buzzs... Contact the Show: https://militaryveteranspodcast.com/c... Support the Show on Patreon:   / militaryveteranspodcast   Buy Host a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MilVetPo... #military #veterans #podcast