Joined the army in 1968 as a gunner with the Royal Artillery but soon transferred to the 10th Battalion the Parachute Regiment(V) and from there to the 1st Battalion the Parachute Regiment for a two year tour of Northern Ireland. Finally transferring to the Royal Corps of Transport he has amassed 35 years as a soldier,both Territorial's and Regular service before taking his skills into the private sector.
He has served on active service in Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Oman, Bosnia and Iraq.
During his time in the army he has amassed a number of interesting qualifications and instructor skills a few being Military Parachutist, Free fall
Parachutist, Helicopter handler, Small arms weapons and tactics Instructor, Air Defence Instructor, Recruit Training Instructor, Close Protection Officer, Aviation security officer, Ships security officer, HGV Driving Instructor, and 432 Tracked Armoured Personel Instructor.
As a Parachutist he was a member of the Royal Corps of Transports Parachute Display team, The Silver Stars for over 10 years and competed for the Corps in several Army and International competitions.
He has trained and jumped with several different countries Paratroopers earning their wings and as well as his British Airborne brevet holds American, German, Danish, Estonian, Dutch and Czechoslovakian wings.
20 Years ago Roy formed The Pathfinder Parachute Group, a non profit making veterans Parachute club that specialises in jumping military style for fun. A more serious side of their club is helping to bring the sacrifices made by our veterans to the general public eye by Parachuting into such famous drop zones as Normandy and Arnhem on the annual anniversary events.
As an Assistant parachute instructor he has helped train jumpers from over 18 countries and has amassed almost 700 jumps both Free Fall and Static line.
His hobbies include Air Soft Skirmishing, swimming, jogging and Military Parachuting.
He is a member of WASF(The World Wide Association of Special Forces)
Finally having served for over five years in Iraq as a Bodyguard and Convoy Protection Roy has brought his expertise to our events.