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RED DEVILS PATHFINDER | THE DEBRIEF | Former Pathfinder Tom Blakey 

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In this episode of The Debrief, former 22 SAS Trooper Big Phil Campion speaks to Tom Blakey.
By the time Tom was 7 years old, he knew he wanted to be a Paratrooper. Joining the cadets aged 13, and enlisting in the British Army aged 16, Tom began his career with Junior Para followed by P Company. 2 Northern Ireland tours & 5 Years in 1 Para later, and Tom was on the hunt for his next challenge, completing Pathfinder's Selection and deploying to Kosovo, Iraq & Afghanistan. Tom joined the Red Devils Parachute Display team and has amassed over 4500 jumps to date, and is now a member of The Jump Dogs display team. Keen to share his experience with young people & civilians, Tom is the founder of First In Events, works as an SSI for the Combined Cadet Force (CCF) and has a RU-vid Channel ‪@PreparedPathfinder‬
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@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
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@johnbell7355
@johnbell7355 4 месяца назад
Great interview Tom, good to see you doing well! UP
@trident1314
@trident1314 7 месяцев назад
Good to see Tom on here. Enjoyed the banter.
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Glad you enjoyed it!
@jodyburrows1253
@jodyburrows1253 7 месяцев назад
Another good one
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thanks for the support! 😁
@johnfletcher9907
@johnfletcher9907 7 месяцев назад
I’m sure I remember from your book Phil that Tom squared you away a caravan from South Cerney after you got out of the nick. Could be wrong but had it in my head it was Tom Blakey for some reason.
@PreparedPathfinder
@PreparedPathfinder 7 месяцев назад
Yes you’re right there mate.
@richarddepledge960
@richarddepledge960 7 месяцев назад
one of the best you tube interviews yet. Both great to listen to. Tom needs to get Phil on his courses teaching cooking skills with beans. Phil did one it was funny. The not shouting is spot on. SAS are you tough enough is tv bullshit for the massess. Few good bits. Most not relevant at all to the real UKSF world. I was in cadets from 1979. Won cadet of the year Yorkshire in 1980 just after Iranian embassy. Parents stopped me joining juniors! I eventually after serving with 4 Para. Went onto UKSF( R). Passed selection 1988. Served 14 years with them, best thing ever. Learning Learning and more learning. Plus operational stuff. I think when the uk gov starts having to conscript these soft millenials. Tom will have a good oportunity to get involved. All kids should be in the mil cadets. Does not matter what service. Does you no harm and sets you up for life. realy enjoyed. this thanks both of you.
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching!
@PreparedPathfinder
@PreparedPathfinder 7 месяцев назад
Cheers mate 👍
@goodyeoman4534
@goodyeoman4534 7 месяцев назад
Nice one, mate.
@graehamquilliam7019
@graehamquilliam7019 7 месяцев назад
Great interview. I've followed Tom's RU-vid page for a while. I knew he had been in the pathfinders but didn't know about the rest of the stuff he did. Interesting stuff.
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thank you for watching! 😁
@snowflakemelter1172
@snowflakemelter1172 7 месяцев назад
Pathfinders was so elite they got an extra sausage for breakfast in the cookhouse at Monty lines.
@evie-roseclayton158
@evie-roseclayton158 7 месяцев назад
Bravest of the brave the pathfinder’s, a friend I grew up with through school with, and drank with plenty when he came home on leave early in his service, when he spoke about the para and pathfinder’s you knew he was going to be a career solider, sadly he passed away on duty, I’m not going to name him on RU-vid, but he made warrant officers, and I’m proud to have grown up with the man and have known him. People worry about this younger generation and joining the forces, yes they have a easier up bringing compared to us born in the 70’s and 80’s but we have always produced great soldiers, and the woke world won’t stop this generation coming through
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thank you for sharing
@PFStH
@PFStH 7 месяцев назад
His youtube is great. Ive watched a bunch of them. Fantastic to see him on here.
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching!
@PreparedPathfinder
@PreparedPathfinder 7 месяцев назад
Cheers mate 👍
@leeharrison-u2q
@leeharrison-u2q 7 месяцев назад
Great podcast Ronnie, enjoying Big Phil’s interviews with his guests.
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thank you for watching!
@clp91009
@clp91009 7 месяцев назад
Really enjoyed this, Tom seems like a top bloke.
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching! 😁
@MikSF123
@MikSF123 7 месяцев назад
I'm sure Tom was in this Pathfinders documentary in the 90s (3:30) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-x5hIM0USbgQ.html
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Correct!
@PreparedPathfinder
@PreparedPathfinder 7 месяцев назад
Yes l was, nearly 30 years ago now!
@ETB9090
@ETB9090 7 месяцев назад
​@@PreparedPathfinderbigger and better guns 😁👍🏻
@PreparedPathfinder
@PreparedPathfinder 7 месяцев назад
@@ETB9090 rogerrr! ☝️👆
@MikSF123
@MikSF123 7 месяцев назад
@@PreparedPathfinder Thanks Tom - was a great documentary.
@Ivarr.Bergmann.Alaska
@Ivarr.Bergmann.Alaska 7 месяцев назад
Tom has some great stories and he's a great fella. He spent a week with me here in Alaska and it was an absolute treat ..
@PreparedPathfinder
@PreparedPathfinder 7 месяцев назад
Cheers mate and thanks for looking after me 🇺🇸🇬🇧👍
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thanks for sharing!
@JasonX2
@JasonX2 7 месяцев назад
Found this pod through the team house episode with Phil - great stuff.
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thank you for watching! 😁
@outdoorbasics2562
@outdoorbasics2562 7 месяцев назад
Good listen that and good to see Tom on 🤙
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thank you for watching! 😁
@PreparedPathfinder
@PreparedPathfinder 6 месяцев назад
Cheers mate 👍
@steveh5005
@steveh5005 7 месяцев назад
Great to see Tom on the pod
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching!
@alanwashbourne1757
@alanwashbourne1757 5 месяцев назад
What a great channel, Phil comes into his own doing this job well suites what a character.
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 5 месяцев назад
Thank you for your support!
@jameswilkie754
@jameswilkie754 7 месяцев назад
Mega to see Tom on here!!!!
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
He was a fantastic guest!
@Be-lucky-my-friend
@Be-lucky-my-friend 7 месяцев назад
It's a shame that CCF is not an integral part of schooling for everyone. I did army cadets before joining the royal navy. Serverd 89-2003. Another great interview Phil. 🇬🇧👍
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thank you for watching! 😁
@terryshearsmith3564
@terryshearsmith3564 7 месяцев назад
Good friends with Tom in 1 Para, had some great times. Great interview guys great to hear.
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thank you for watching!
@keysersoze1855
@keysersoze1855 7 месяцев назад
I know Tom personally, he's a top bloke
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
He really is a fantastic guy!
@PreparedPathfinder
@PreparedPathfinder 6 месяцев назад
Thanks mate 👍
@harri7416
@harri7416 4 месяца назад
I'm 50 this year. So many regrets. The forces could have given me an amazing life I'm sure.
@markstevenson7884
@markstevenson7884 7 месяцев назад
Great interview. You 2 intergrate( get on-Phil) very well.
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thank you for watching! 😁
@tompalmer4161
@tompalmer4161 5 месяцев назад
Great stuff, keep up the good work. Very original and authentic indeed. Thankyou guys!!
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 5 месяцев назад
Much appreciated!
@jasonjones6463
@jasonjones6463 4 месяца назад
Every time I watch one of these I get so much out of it, this was great, Tom came across as such a positive bloke and great sense of humour.
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 4 месяца назад
Thank you for your support!
@petejmartin
@petejmartin 6 месяцев назад
Big Phil, this was a fave, love the SAS guys, but this bloke was great. Would love a beer with you two. Cheers, Kiwi Pete
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 6 месяцев назад
Glad you enjoyed it
@calmolly1
@calmolly1 7 месяцев назад
Great conversation. Great laugh. The Cadets was great fun. I did it myself back in the late 70’s. A well worth while job mate.
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Glad you enjoyed it! 😁
@IMA_DIN0-0
@IMA_DIN0-0 7 месяцев назад
Great interview Phill. Please bring also Christian Craighead for another great one.
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thank you for watching!
@richarddepledge960
@richarddepledge960 7 месяцев назад
To add. Not being in loads of contacts etc. Tom was honest and spot on. Doing your job behind the lines . You dont fire a shot unless you have got it wrong big time and been compromised. No shame in that. Professional soldiers in a covert role. therefore Good soldier.
@DaDaW9762
@DaDaW9762 4 месяца назад
Dont put it down Phil, I dunno about your day, but certainly 10 odd years ago, AAPPS was harder than.. In my family I am like the family ginger, I am the only one who joined a light infantry battalion out of a very military family that all chose the Paras and in 2013 or 2014, i was sick of the snidey hat comments at family do's and BBQs after a few drinks, from every member whether they served in the 70s or the 2000s, after a few drinks it'd start, joking or not it pissed me off so I decided I was gonna transfer to the Paras and my first step was gonna be All Arms PPS.. And my cousin who was from 1PARA who was a DS at the time pulled me to one side and said that he couldn't say this infront of the family because they don't wanna believe it, but his advice was to get out and rejoin via depot para and avoid All Arms, because All Arms is way way way harder.. Think about it, All Arms is filled with what they consider Hats or REMFs and they cant bare the fact that one of them just might finish it and say it was easy, that it wasn't as hard as they thought ect ect but the lads at Depot Crow are basically trained in, they get a rest week beforehand with less activity, they get total rest between P-Company events and I wouldn't get that on AAPPS, his words not mine... I didn’t do P-Company in the end, I decided i was too old but i believe my cousin and think anyone who passed All Arms, especially around that time should be very proud.
@JamesHartnell
@JamesHartnell 7 месяцев назад
Tandem - Phil little spoon - excellent.
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching!
@deandunbar5159
@deandunbar5159 7 месяцев назад
Anothr good podcast Big Phil im aware of Tom & pathfinders Top job as always Have a Blessed Day..👍👍
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thanks for the support! 😁
@ocker1971
@ocker1971 7 месяцев назад
Brilliant stuff Tom! Good to see your doing well mate.
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thank you for watching! 😁
@pauljordan452
@pauljordan452 7 месяцев назад
Great Podcast Phil, great to see Tom feature on here. Some good dits and banter.
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching!
@masteral2597
@masteral2597 7 месяцев назад
Excellent yet again 😀💪👌
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thanks so much for the support!
@matthewbishop9342
@matthewbishop9342 7 месяцев назад
That was a cracking interview, Phil 👍👍
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thank you for watching! 😁
@samrodian919
@samrodian919 5 месяцев назад
That was a great debrief Phill. Tom is a complete live wire ( and a fucking nutter lol anyone who voluntarily jumps out of a working aircraft is just as mad!) I'm going to look at Tom's RU-vid channel as it sounds interesting. Even as a 70 yo partially disabled man ( not a veteran though) I love to watch other people's skills in many different guises. Looking forward to seeing the airborne drop over Carentan come June 6 th (Presumably it will be on the 6 th? )
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching!
@markkirkpatrick6997
@markkirkpatrick6997 17 дней назад
Hoping hear from ex green jackets on here
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 17 дней назад
CALLING ALL EX GREEN JACKETS 📣 😎
@markkirkpatrick6997
@markkirkpatrick6997 17 дней назад
@@ForceRadioHQ i know two who who to the SAS like to hear how they got on both from 2/1 rgj
@richarddepledge960
@richarddepledge960 7 месяцев назад
I typed before watching the end. Tom you need to get Arnhem jump on camera. Please do that if you can.
@PreparedPathfinder
@PreparedPathfinder 7 месяцев назад
It’s Normandy, but l certainly will mate. I jumped into both Normandy and Arnhem for the 70th anniversary.
@jakhaughton1800
@jakhaughton1800 20 дней назад
What an amazing interview. A chap called Kat, ex Pathfinder, told me about a pub in Aldershot where, if you value your life, turn left into the bar. Turn right was the Pathfinders’ bar. If you weren’t in the Pathfinders you’d get a proper hiding! 😂😂😂
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 19 дней назад
Thanks for watching jak!
@kurtmortimore3778
@kurtmortimore3778 5 месяцев назад
Love these podcasts big Phil, been out since 2020 always tuning in to hear great dits from great blokes
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for all the support!
@gavinchia5841
@gavinchia5841 7 месяцев назад
Great interview again
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching!
@Nttmf
@Nttmf 5 месяцев назад
Quality this is. Can’t imagine being a pathfinder, that takes some balls.
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching!
@Ascent41
@Ascent41 4 месяца назад
Where can I get same T shirts. From Phil?
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 4 месяца назад
Force Wear 💪🏻
@stephentaylor2119
@stephentaylor2119 7 месяцев назад
Excellent interview Tom.
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching!
@greghoyt4061
@greghoyt4061 6 месяцев назад
I’ve been binge watching your uploads since I saw you on The Team House. You’re a fantastic host and you’ve had some incredible people on, and I’ve enjoyed listening to every last one of them. You provide great commentary, yet know when sit back and give these folks all the space they need to tell their stories. As a Yank civie who practices recce with a great and motivated group of guys, both former military and civilians, I was thoroughly engrossed with Tom. A recon soldier is a more “wild” breed of warrior, a man who welcomes isolation and calls the deepest, darkest and thickest of forests (and all of the dangers that come with it, both flora and fauna) his home. It’s not just a selection, it’s a calling. If you’re interested in having another American onboard at some point in the future, might I suggest a Ranger? They truly are fantastic warriors, with a lineage of excellence dating back to the latter half of 17th Century New England (more specifically, New Hampshire and Massachusetts), a century before the War of Independence. Mike Edwards, a Ranger vet and member of the RRC (Regimental Reconnaissance Company; a Tier 1 element within the Ranger Regiment and the U.S.’s parallel of the Pathfinder Regiment) would do very nicely! The man has some stories.
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 6 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching! We appreciate your suggestions!
@joandurrant7129
@joandurrant7129 5 месяцев назад
Thoroughly enjoyed this interview Tom, you have led a very interesting life.
@paulwilliams2663
@paulwilliams2663 3 месяца назад
Im not military but bipolar 1 and this resonated a bit too much but, I found I couldn't stop listening. Ive moved to Belgrade, Serbia (Mrs) and this actually really helped give my partner an insight, military aside. Thanks Nick and Phil, if we all talk openly, this can only be a positive, Im talking specifically about men, who seem to struggle with this subject. Im ex hardcore drug user, prison in out multiple times, misdiagnosed put on incorrect meds and got my shit together 9 yrs together. My life has inexorably improved, I attended a top university, I was the familynshame. Cheers guys.
@nc5009
@nc5009 5 месяцев назад
WW2 Vet must have been in 13 Para, my uncle was too.
@adamreed4512
@adamreed4512 4 месяца назад
When Tom talks I always listen. Always informative and interesting, great bloke. Great show thanks all
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 3 месяца назад
Thanks for watching 😁
@billperry7549
@billperry7549 5 месяцев назад
1 PARA and Red Fred’s?? Real PARA!! 1972!!!
@ashley892011
@ashley892011 4 месяца назад
Something great about these chats with all of these people that have served is not only are you always picking at the negatives of coming out of military every 1 of them have something that have in place to either help or give back. It's great too see keep up the great content. Normally people in your place would only want to showcase the positives which there are alot
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 4 месяца назад
Thanks for your support
@stevewales-uk
@stevewales-uk 4 месяца назад
Excellent thank you for your service
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 4 месяца назад
Much appreciated
@thomasbeckingham576
@thomasbeckingham576 5 месяцев назад
🍿🍿
@lto5270
@lto5270 5 месяцев назад
Mr Phil you've got some interesting guests on your podcast. Please let them speak. Thanks..
@RoxOutdoors
@RoxOutdoors 7 месяцев назад
Class as always lads
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thanks so much for watching!
@RoxOutdoors
@RoxOutdoors 7 месяцев назад
@@ForceRadioHQ never miss an episode 🤙🏻
@JB-td9fz
@JB-td9fz 7 месяцев назад
I doubt any scaleys made PF
@PreparedPathfinder
@PreparedPathfinder 6 месяцев назад
Quite a few did, mainly from 216 Sqn though.
@JB-td9fz
@JB-td9fz 6 месяцев назад
@@PreparedPathfinder OK sound.
@Mu1Receptor
@Mu1Receptor 6 месяцев назад
Phil, I’m going through divorce and separation from my 4 year old boy. I need your help. Will you please contact me.
@DanTom-qj1if
@DanTom-qj1if 7 месяцев назад
lol @ “ Didn’t want to surrender to people “ Great job Tom Utrinque Paratus 🫡
@trident1314
@trident1314 7 месяцев назад
Shots fired early on😂
@PreparedPathfinder
@PreparedPathfinder 7 месяцев назад
Got to take the piss a bit hey? 😂
@ForceRadioHQ
@ForceRadioHQ 7 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching! 🤣
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