Eddie Robertson

Oh, look, mate, yeah, it's –

And I've personally also witnessed guys in that situation and seen them do exactly the same thing, and I'm sure you have too, you know.

And it's very hard to explain it to people that don't come from a service background.

And in particular, look, I'm not trying to sound elite here, but particular people that don't really come from like a combat arms background are

You know, like when you're talking about grunts, you know, like infantry soldiers that like, you know, live and sleep in the dirt and, you know, like, yeah, it's a shitty job but someone's got to do it and we do it and we, you know, it's tough at times but you're in it together, you know what I mean?

And, yeah, there's a rank structure and, you know, guys move up the rank structure and things change from time to time and team dynamics change but the core essence of it is it's like, you know,

You're a bunch of blokes, you know, strutting around out in the bush somewhere, you know, people looking to kill you, you're looking to find them.

It's tough, you know, like and all you've got is each other and when the rounds start firing, you know, you've got to know that you've got to rely on those blokes next to you and they've got to rely on you, you know, and if you don't, things can come unstuck pretty quickly.

And, mate, blokes always say, oh, yeah, the training kicked in and everything just seemed to sort of go in slow motion or just sort of it just happened, it just unfolded.

And it's true, you know, and part of the training is, you know, the man to the left and the right of you.

You know, like, you're not rolling solo out there.

Like, you're a team, you know, and that's, yeah.

And look, mate, the thing with RS, look, I can talk for Bertie, and as I say, I always do with the blessing of the family.

And I know I've got that blessing.

I never talk-

Out of school, there's been times where I've been asked about his previous marriage and things.

I don't go there, you know what I mean?

Out of respect for his ex-wife and also for the family.

But when it comes to talking about him as a man and as a soldier, I'll talk about it all day because he was my best mate and I knew what made the bloke tick.

And it was.