The Unconventional Soldier
Episodes
#016 The Role Of STA Patrols Now & In The Future
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on Pod #016 is Scott the serving Officer Commanding 4/73 (Sphinx) Special OP Battery.On this episode we talk about his unique journey to hea...
#015 Operation HERRICK (Afghanistan)
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on Pod #015 is Jon Deninson a former Troop Commander and Battery Commander of 4/73 Bty when they deployed on multiple Operation HERRICK tour...
#014 Operation TELIC (Iraq)
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on Pod #014 is John Holden. John was a Troop Commander and then OC of 4/73 Bty when they deployed on Operation TELIC in Iraq. On this ep...
#013 A Few Good Men
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on Pod #013 is Danny Kay. On this episode we talk with Danny about the contemporary STA patrols selection course and how it changed in the...
#012 The Long Range Desert Group
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on Pod #012 is Tim Miller who completed a tour as BC of 4/73 Bty. On this podcast we discuss why he joined the Army, his time with the uni...
# 011 The Balkans
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on Pod #011 is Lee Chapman. On this episode he discusses joining the Army in the mid 1980s and deploying to his first Unit 50 Missile Regime...
#010 73 (Sphinx) Special OP Battery, Operation GRANBY (Gulf War 91)
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on Pod #010 is Chris Lincoln-Jones. Chris was the Battery Commander of the then 73 (Sphinx) Special OP Battery when it deployed on Operati...
#009 3 PARA Mount Longdon Operation CORPORATE (Falklands 82) Part 2
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the second part of this podcast Jimmy Morham recounts the bloody battle for Mount Longdon and the recovery back to the UK following the Argentinian...
#009 3 PARA Mount Longdon Operation CORPORATE (Falklands 82) Part 1
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we talk with Parachute Regiment Veteran Jimmy Morham who came to the Special OP Troop from 3 PARA in the late 1980s as the chief instr...
#008 Books In My Bergen
27 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We love a book on the podcast so if you are wondering what to do with those Amazon vouchers this is the episode for you. In a break from the normal ...
#007 Operation Banner (Northern Ireland) & PTSD
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we talk with Neil Hogg about the British Army's Operation BANNER which ran from 1969 - 2007. 300,000 British troops served in Nor...
#006 From Special Op Troop To 4/73 (Sphinx) Special OP Battery
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we talk with David Jones a Troop Commander in the 1980s who came to the Special OP Troop from 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observat...
#005 International Long Range Recce Patrol School, SERE Training & BRIXMIS
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on Pod #005 is Pete Walsh. We talk to Pete about joining the Army in 1978 and subsequently volunteering for the Special Observer selection...
#004 Mexe Hides, Observation Posts & Patrol Equipment
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on Pod #004 is Sammy Nicholls. Kev and Colin talk to Sammy about joining the Army in 1980 and subsequently volunteering for the Special Ob...
#003 First Selection & Training
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on Pod #003 is Iain Strachan. Kev and Colin talk to Iain about joining the Army in 1979 and volunteering for the first stay behind Specia...
#002 In The Beginning With Major General A Stone CB
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on Pod #002 is Major General Anthony Stone CB the founder of the Special Observer concept at the height of the Cold War. The "stay behind" S...
#001 Setting The Conditions
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet your hosts as they grapple with new technology and attempt to master the challenges of podcasting. Follow their journey to covert Surveillance ...