Ep 028: Sgt Joe O'Connor - British Army Veteran

Military Veterans Podcast

Joe joined the British Army as a Regular soldier in 1981 and after leaving in 1988, he rejoined as part of the Territorial Army (Reserves) in 1994. He served for a combined length of 15 years with the Corps of Royal Engineers.
In this episode Joe talks about a life changing incident at 14 years old, which invigorated him to join the Royal Engineers. Plus he talks about what it was like being posted and living in Germany during the 1980s, and the reasons for leaving the Regular Army in pursuit of new challenges.
Joe also shares the rejoining process and becoming part of the Territorial Army (Reserves) which lead to him specialising as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Engineer. He goes on to share a second life changing incident, which happened during his selection course for Special Forces.
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Part 1: youtu.be/7VAeBpLs_QY

Part 2: youtu.be/dv6Skhyhfcs

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챕터

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Growing Up (00:02:45)

3. Joining the British Army (00:11:24)

4. Phase 1 & 2 Training - Gibraltar Barracks (00:14:57)

5. 25 Engineer Regiment - Osnabrück (00:25:51)

6. 23 Engineer Regiment - Osnabrück (00:28:33)

7. 24 Field Squadron (00:32:20)

8. 1st Transition Back to Civilian Life (00:36:59)

9. Joining the Territorial Army (Reserves) (00:44:36)

10. 101 Engineer Regiment (EOD) (V) (00:47:19)

11. Army Diver (00:57:08)

12. Special Forces Selection Incident (01:03:35)

13. 2nd Transition Back to Civilian Life (01:13:17)

14. Final Thoughts & Advice (01:23:31)