RED DEVILS PATHFINDER | THE DEBRIEF | Former Pathfinder Tom Blakey

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Please Like & Subscribe If You Enjoy Our Content! If You Want To Listen To This Episode On Spotify, Or Tune In To Our Radio Station, Use The Links Below! 📻 Spotify - open.spotify.com/episode/5l4ItVDI56EaCI7lTpoUqm?si=nRMkuM9kQ-iMWXzqmimQPg Force Radio - www.ForceRadio.live

[@trident1314]

Good to see Tom on here. Enjoyed the banter.

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jaceelliott9659]

That was a brilliant podcast, I loved every bit of it. Good luck to you both with your podcasts.

[@steveh5005]

Great to see Tom on the pod

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thanks for watching!

[@PFStH]

His youtube is great. Ive watched a bunch of them. Fantastic to see him on here.

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thanks for watching!

[@PreparedPathfinder]

Cheers mate 👍

[@Sir-Kenbarlow-GCSE-KFC-BAR]

Great podcast Ronnie, enjoying Big Phil’s interviews with his guests.

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thank you for watching!

[@graehamquilliam7019]

Great interview. I've followed Tom's KZbin 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]

Thank you for watching! 😁

[@richarddepledge960]

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]

Thanks for watching!

[@PreparedPathfinder]

Cheers mate 👍

[@goodyeoman4534]

Nice one, mate.

[@terryshearsmith3564]

Good friends with Tom in 1 Para, had some great times. Great interview guys great to hear.

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thank you for watching!

[@Bergmann.Alaska]

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]

Cheers mate and thanks for looking after me 🇺🇸🇬🇧👍

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thanks for sharing!

[@jameswilkie754]

Mega to see Tom on here!!!!

[@ForceRadioHQ]

He was a fantastic guest!

[@johnfletcher9907]

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]

Yes you’re right there mate.

[@JasonX2]

Found this pod through the team house episode with Phil - great stuff.

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thank you for watching! 😁

[@evie-roseclayton158]

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 KZbin, 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]

Thank you for sharing

[@jasonjones6463]

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]

Thank you for your support!

[@clp91009]

Really enjoyed this, Tom seems like a top bloke.

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thanks for watching! 😁

[@calmolly1]

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]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😁

[@outdoorbasics2562]

Good listen that and good to see Tom on 🤙

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thank you for watching! 😁

[@PreparedPathfinder]

Cheers mate 👍

[@ocker1971]

Brilliant stuff Tom! Good to see your doing well mate.

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thank you for watching! 😁

[@alanwashbourne1757]

What a great channel, Phil comes into his own doing this job well suites what a character.

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thank you for your support!

[@petejmartin]

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]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@tompalmer4161]

Great stuff, keep up the good work. Very original and authentic indeed. Thankyou guys!!

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Much appreciated!

[@adamreed4512]

When Tom talks I always listen. Always informative and interesting, great bloke. Great show thanks all

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@pauljordan452]

Great Podcast Phil, great to see Tom feature on here. Some good dits and banter.

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thanks for watching!

[@masteral2597]

Excellent yet again 😀💪👌

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thanks so much for the support!

[@markstevenson7884]

Great interview. You 2 intergrate( get on-Phil) very well.

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thank you for watching! 😁

[@matthewbishop9342]

That was a cracking interview, Phil 👍👍

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thank you for watching! 😁

[@greghoyt4061]

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]

Thanks for watching! We appreciate your suggestions!

[@joandurrant7129]

Thoroughly enjoyed this interview Tom, you have led a very interesting life.

[@IMA_DIN0-0]

Great interview Phill. Please bring also Christian Craighead for another great one.

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thank you for watching!

[@Nttmf]

Quality this is. Can’t imagine being a pathfinder, that takes some balls.

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thanks for watching!

[@Be-lucky-my-friend]

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]

Thank you for watching! 😁

[@gavinchia5841]

Great interview again

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thanks for watching!

[@kurtmortimore3778]

Love these podcasts big Phil, been out since 2020 always tuning in to hear great dits from great blokes

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thanks for all the support!

[@stevewales-uk]

Excellent thank you for your service

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Much appreciated

[@keysersoze1855]

I know Tom personally, he's a top bloke

[@ForceRadioHQ]

He really is a fantastic guy!

[@PreparedPathfinder]

Thanks mate 👍

[@ashley892011]

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]

Thanks for your support

[@paulwilliams2663]

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.

[@stephentaylor2119]

Excellent interview Tom.

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnbell7355]

Great interview Tom, good to see you doing well! UP

[@snowflakemelter1172]

Pathfinders was so elite they got an extra sausage for breakfast in the cookhouse at Monty lines.

[@JamesHartnell]

Tandem - Phil little spoon - excellent.

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thanks for watching!

[@richarddepledge960]

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.

[@jodyburrows1253]

Another good one

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thanks for the support! 😁

[@jakhaughton1800]

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]

Thanks for watching jak!

[@deandunbar5159]

Anothr good podcast Big Phil im aware of Tom & pathfinders Top job as always Have a Blessed Day..👍👍

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thanks for the support! 😁

[@kyledainty7728]

Proper interview 🔥

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thank you for watching ⚔️

[@harri7416]

I'm 50 this year. So many regrets. The forces could have given me an amazing life I'm sure.

[@RoxOutdoors]

Class as always lads

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@RoxOutdoors]

@@ForceRadioHQ never miss an episode 🤙🏻

[@MikSF123]

I'm sure Tom was in this Pathfinders documentary in the 90s (3:30) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmbLeoBmiriVnbM

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Correct!

[@PreparedPathfinder]

Yes l was, nearly 30 years ago now!

[@ETB9090]

​@@PreparedPathfinderbigger and better guns 😁👍🏻

[@PreparedPathfinder]

@@ETB9090 rogerrr! ☝️👆

[@MikSF123]

@@PreparedPathfinder Thanks Tom - was a great documentary.

[@kyledainty7728]

Allyness tee💪🏼👀

[@richarddepledge960]

I typed before watching the end. Tom you need to get Arnhem jump on camera. Please do that if you can.

[@PreparedPathfinder]

It’s Normandy, but l certainly will mate. I jumped into both Normandy and Arnhem for the 70th anniversary.

[@Ascent41]

Where can I get same T shirts. From Phil?

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Force Wear 💪🏻

[@samrodian919]

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 KZbin 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]

Thanks for watching!

[@nc5009]

WW2 Vet must have been in 13 Para, my uncle was too.

[@billperry7549]

1 PARA and Red Fred’s?? Real PARA!! 1972!!!

[@t.b.4.8]

🍿🍿

[@DaDaW9762]

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.

[@lto5270]

Mr Phil you've got some interesting guests on your podcast. Please let them speak. Thanks..

[@JB-td9fz]

I doubt any scaleys made PF

[@PreparedPathfinder]

Quite a few did, mainly from 216 Sqn though.

[@JB-td9fz]

@@PreparedPathfinder OK sound.

[@markkirkpatrick6997]

Hoping hear from ex green jackets on here

[@ForceRadioHQ]

CALLING ALL EX GREEN JACKETS 📣 😎

[@markkirkpatrick6997]

@@ForceRadioHQ i know two who who to the SAS like to hear how they got on both from 2/1 rgj

[@Mu1Receptor]

Phil, I’m going through divorce and separation from my 4 year old boy. I need your help. Will you please contact me.

[@liamcasey2127]

Ive read about pathfinder selection. Id be dropping out in the first run. Is it 6 miles in 1 hour 15 or something like that, carrying weight. Id make it 100 metres. 😂

[@ForceRadioHQ]

🤣

[@DanTom-qj1if]

lol @ “ Didn’t want to surrender to people “ Great job Tom Utrinque Paratus 🫡

[@trident1314]

Shots fired early on😂

[@PreparedPathfinder]

Got to take the piss a bit hey? 😂

[@ForceRadioHQ]

Thanks for watching! 🤣