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 Youtube Channel @PreparedPathfinder

Prepared Pathfinder Youtube Channel: @PreparedPathfinder
First In Events: https://www.firstinevents.com/
The Jump Dogs: https://jumpdogsparachuteteam.co.uk/

Instagram:
@prepared_pathfinder
@first_in_events
@jump_dogs_uk

Facebook:
/preparedpathfinder
/JumpDogsUK

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