Injured Troops to Set New Karting World Record
Alive to Drive – “You don’t need all your limbs to race, just British bulldog balls” is the motto of a very unique karting team. KartForce, a karting team of injured troops will be setting a new karting world record for the furthest driven in 24hrs with hand controls on...
Ex-Soldier to Scale Scafell Pike for Charity to Help Get Dream Job
After twenty three years service in one job, most people would be thinking it’s their last job and to start thinking about the enjoyment of retirement. Not so for a huge number service personnel. Many ex-forces in their thirties and forties now have to think about a change in...
Lorna Ward – SKY News | Social Media in Conflict Zones
David Bailey of Social Media for the Military speaks to Lorna Ward of SKY News about social media and the recent conflict in Libya. A great insight into the importance that SKY News gives to social media platforms and the way it’s journalists incorporate it and use it on the...
“FIX BAYONETS” by Rob Murphy
A brilliant post by my good friend Rob Murphy. Rob Murphy is a British soldier and consummate professional, as well as serving he is currently a Consultant to Kudos Productions on military matters including humour, equipment, training , weapons, scenario’s, language and procedure. Here’s a teaser for you. Rob is an an...
KartForce | Karting for Injured Troops
KartForce – Karting for Injured Troops A truly inspirational project with a goal of providing injured troops with memorable, adrenalin packed experiences. Unlike other similar events, which have a primary aim of raising funds, KartForce focuses on providing the injured troops themselves with the opportunity of enjoying action packed...
War in the Mind
War in the Mind I was contacted through Villas4Veterans about this film released this month highlighting the plight of soldiers returning from conflict and the subsequent battles they have to live with, and thought that I would share it. Details of UK screenings will be available soon. [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/22464413...
Restrepo
RESTREPO is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, “Restrepo,” named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the...