Combat Soldier/Sniper
H.M.Forces Army
World Wide
I served with the British Army for 12 years serving with the Parachute Regiment, The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 7th Armoured Brigade The Desert Rats, the United Nations and NATO.During my time in the Army, I clocked up several 6 month tours in troublesome spots around the world. These included Belize (central America) who were threatened at the time from Guatemala invading. My job there was to conduct border patrols, to stop drug trafficking, illegal immigrants, black marketeering, threats… Show more I served with the British Army for 12 years serving with the Parachute Regiment, The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 7th Armoured Brigade The Desert Rats, the United Nations and NATO.During my time in the Army, I clocked up several 6 month tours in troublesome spots around the world. These included Belize (central America) who were threatened at the time from Guatemala invading. My job there was to conduct border patrols, to stop drug trafficking, illegal immigrants, black marketeering, threats of invasion and to learn Jungle Warfare. We also worked along side and trained the B.D.F (Belizean Defence Force).Other tours included Bosnia, during the war, where I was involved with the United Nations as a peace keeping Force, to stop and prevent Ethnic Cleansing. Patrols of the cities, Towns and local villages. Interaction with the locals, helping with humanitarian aid, protecting the local population, administering first aid, rebuilding local schools, monitoring the war and troop movement and clearing mine fields. I was also tasked with Close Protection Duties for the Media, the Prime Minister and secretary of Defence.Another tour was the Former Yugoslavia, where I worked for NATO. My jobs there was to collect weapons, munitions, explosives from the local people and from their towns and villages.Shortly after moving on to another war torn country Kosovo, where I worked in a close Protection/ Sniper team, protecting world leaders for the NATO/UN peace keeping summit.A lot of my time was also spent in Northern Ireland, Belfast and south Armagh. My job there varied from Anti- Terrorism roles, Public Order Platoons for the marching seasons, Close Observation of known terrorists, counter surveillance, VCP's (vehicle check points), House searches and individual searches for Pyrotechnics, Patrols, Guarding of RUC stations, sangers and Military camps, Vehicle Patrols and chase cars (close protection in un marked cars to vip's),Snatch team(lead arrest unit). Show less