I'd be only too happy to give you a brief insight into my heritage.
My family has always been very military orientated, my Great Grandfather was an Offcer in the Royal Highlanders, my Grandfather was a sniper with the Queens Royal Dragoon and my father was Captain of a tank brigade in the 1st Btln Royal Tank Regiment.
Both my great and grand fathers were both scottish, resulting in me being half scottish. I was going to join the Scots Guard, but I was based too far away to keep going for selection. In the end I went to Sandhurst for a year of Officer training, then passed out into the Royal Green Jackets were I went onto specialise in extreme climates; deserts, ice, jungle etc. Now I'm in charge of 11 men, and 2 Challenger tanks.
My other plan was to join the Grenadier Guards, and I may still transfer to this regiment as they are looking for platoon officers to lead peacekeeping operations in Iraq.
So thats me, just doing my bit for Queen and Country.
I'll keep you posted as to how my possible transfer to the Guards goes.
