Most Veterans report a successful transition back into civvy street, however for a number this can a difficult process, finding a job, juggling family responsibilities and settling down to a very different way of life.

HEAR FROM SEAN

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I joined the Army having being in the cadets. After sustaining an injury I left and moved into ‘normal’ life. After spending some years moving from one thing to the next I re-joined as an infantryman. Shortly after, I went on my first tour to Afghanistan. Following injuries sustained on my last tour I struggled getting back into life. After sometime I was sign-posted to The Warrior Programme, this helped lift me and gave me the drive to take the next step forward.

I have been involved with another Veterans charity which got me into scuba diving, something I fell in love with and I am now being trained up to instructor level with a view to becoming a DfA (Diving for All instructor) working with WIS.
I was also lucky enough to be selected to take part in an expedition for Wounded Injured Sick (WIS), inside the Arctic circle. This lead me to be nominated for the Henry Worsley Award for Endeavour, which I was lucky enough to win.

The Warrior Programme has given me the tools to achieve things I felt were out of reach and I now enjoy being able to work for the very thing that helped me and supporting members of the Armed Forces community, so that they can reach their goals too.