The Old Paratrooper Podcast
— Des Powell, ex Para, ex SAS and author shares the lessons he learnt on the path to the SAS.

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Des Powell, ex Para, ex SAS and author shares the lessons he learnt on the path to the SAS.

The Old Paratrooper Podcast · 67

Des Powell left school with no qualifications and little in the way of formal education. At nineteen he signed up to join the Parachute Regiment.Famously, the Paras is home to the UK military’s second-toughest training regime after the SAS. Des Powell knows all about both. In fact, Des knows SAS selection better than…

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