Den joined the Royal Navy in 2008 and served for 8 years in the Fleet Air Arm (FAA), as a Aircraft Engineer, reaching the rank of Leading Hand.
In this episode Den talks about joining the Royal Navy, including basic training at HMS Raleigh, and what it was like being part of ‘Roll-on/Roll-off’ travelling along the Suez Canal down to Somalia. Plus he talks about serving on HMS Ark Royal and HMS Illustrious, whilst being certified on multiple aircraft, including the famous Harrier jump jet.
Den also shares being stationed at RNAS (Royal Naval Air Station) Yeovilton, taking part in Judo as part of the Royal Navy Judo squad, and being deployed to Afghanistan. He describes how he felt during a certain part of his service with discrimination, and how that impacted the end of his career.
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Den joined the Royal Navy in 2008 and served for 8 years in the Fleet Air Arm (FAA), as a Aircraft Engineer, reaching the rank of Leading Hand.
In this episode Den talks about joining the Royal Navy, including basic training at HMS Raleigh, and what it was like being part of ‘Roll-on/Roll-off’ travelling along the Suez Canal down to Somalia. Plus he talks about serving on HMS Ark Royal and HMS Illustrious, whilst being certified on multiple aircraft, including the famous Harrier jump jet.
Den also shares being stationed at RNAS (Royal Naval Air Station) Yeovilton, taking part in Judo as part of the Royal Navy Judo squad, and being deployed to Afghanistan. He describes how he felt during a certain part of his service with discrimination, and how that impacted the end of his career.
Watch Episode on YouTube
Part 1: youtu.be/Zo-id_flupk
Part 2: youtu.be/IvaqNnNbDMY
TikTok:
tiktok.com/@militaryveteranspodcast
Instagram:
instagram.com/militaryveteranspodcast
Twitter:
twitter.com/MilVetPodcast
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/military-veterans-podcast
Merchandise:
milvetpodcast.com/merch
If you've enjoyed any episode from the show, please head over to Spotify or Apple Podcasts, and give the show a 5 star rating. It really will help the show be found by others. Many thanks!
Message at the end of the recording is from your host Gav, giving you information on how you can support the show through Patreon.
Supporting monthly would help the show record future episodes and help with the upkeep of previous recordings.
£5 a month will give you access to bonus recordings, where Gav and the guest chat about things that don't make it into the main recording.
Thank you.