Paul Maleary's Ex-Job Downloaded Podcast

Scott is a former Canadian Police Officer and member of the Military Police - He travels to Ukraine where he distributes equipment to the Police, Fire and Military personnel on the frontline - Out on Monday 4th March 2024 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amans Life was complicated from the outset, his dad was Indian and his mum English. Things got a whole lot worse as his father was extremely violent towards his mother, this violence culminated in his dad receiving a substantial term of imprisonment for a life changing assault against his mum. As a direct result Aman and his sister were brought up by his English grandparents who absolutely adored...

Monique Rollin MRCS Monique Was born and raised Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Canada. Aged 21 she joined the municipal Police Department.   Her acceptance in to the Police department wasn’t easy. She entered a male dominated police services and as a result she was told that she wasn’t worthy of the role. She went on to be the first female to take a senior role   Monique worked on all typ...

Aman is a former member of Essex and City Of London Police. We discuss many thing but in this we discuss racism - You may be surprised with his view! The full interview will be out 26th Feb 2024 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebecca is a former police officer who served in Sussex and the City of London. She had previously worked at the Royal School of Ballet. During her time in the police she led the search at some of the most iconic events in British history including the funeral of Margaret Thatcher. Rebecca is a keen historian and gives guided tours in the City of London Plodd in the Square Mile – The Square Mile,...

Simon Moloney was a boy soldier and following his basic training he was deployed immediately to Afghanistan. His first contact with the enemy was not the contact he was hoping for, his troop commander was hit by enemy fire and the initial thoughts was that he had been killed. However, he had been knocked out and despite the blood his injury was minor. Simon returned to the UK where he successfully...

This is a trailer of the podcast for Simon Moloney CGC which will be released on 5th Feb 24 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greg came from a military family and as a result moved on a regular basis. Greg decided that he would follow a career in teaching and worked in schools in Suffolk and Walthamstow. At the age of 30 Greg felt that a career in the metropolitan police would be for him. His initial posting was Southall. He lived the community that he was work with and found that there was a mutual respect. Greg went on...

Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) Sarit Zehavi is the CEO and founder of Alma – a non-profit and an independent research and education centre specialized in Israel’s security challenges on its northern border. Sarit has briefed hundreds of groups and forums, ranging from US Senators, Congressmen/women and politicians to senior journalists and visiting VIP groups in Israel and overseas. Sarit scripts numer...

This trailer is from the full podcast of Rebecca Walker. Former Sussex And City Of London Police and now a historian and tour guide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simon Rogers is a former member of Warwickshire Police. He commenced his career at Rugby and walked the beat for 3 years. He went on to join the traffic department. Simon decided that he wanted to be a firearms officer and commenced the application. However, he was unsuccessful at is first attempt but the following year he went on to pass his firearms course and become a firearms officer. Having s...

Steve “Lobby” Thornton Steve ‘Lobby’ Thornton, is a retired Metropolitan Police Officer, having completed 30+ years, and a Civilian Senior Firearms Instructor for 6 years. Starting as a Cadet in 1982, Lobby joined the job in 1983 and began working in busy Inner London before transferring to SO19, the Met’s Firearms Unit in 1995. He then worked as an Operational Firearms Officer and a National Poli...

Gary commenced his work life at a credit card company this was initially Access then became MasterCard. He became bored of working there and decided to find additional work go and work in the leisure industry. He finally left Mastercard and went full time into the licence trade. Whilst running a restaurant in Romford he met the infamous Tony Tucker, and on the evening Tate, Tucker and Rolfe were m...

Paul Andrews had been educated at Boarding school but left school without significant qualifications. His escapade with his friends where he pierced a gas bottle to make a flame thrower ended in disaster when it exploded and put him in hospital for a month hadn’t assisted in gaining qualifications. Paul attended Wethersfield for his initial training he was then posted to policing duties in the Col...

Steve Burke is a former member of the Metropolitan Police. He didn’t have sufficient qualifications to enter college to become a motor mechanic. He had a friend who he played tennis with who announced that he was joining the Police Cadets. Steve was intrigued by this and after researching decided to apply. On Sept 9th 1973 Cadet Burke entered the Cadet School at Hendon. During his time as a cadet,...

Paul Dunn is the former Regimental Sgt Major of the Welsh Guards. His grandfather's had served in the British Army during world war 2 and they encouraged Paul to join up. Paul was selected to join the Welsh Guards and at 6` 3" he was an ideal candidate for the regiment. He undertook the normal ceremonial duties and in 1996 took part in in his first the Birthday Parade Aka Trooping The Colour. Paul...

Darren Stanton trained as a classical pianist and music has always been his passion. However, at the age of 17 he discovered several distractions which steered him away from the Steinway. He initially got his degree and wanted to be Robbie Coltrane if Cracker. Having worked in Nottingham Prison for some time he began to hate the environment and decided that he wanted to join the police. Darren lef...

Richard is a former member of the Royal Hong Kong Police. He joined South Yorkshire Police when his contract concluded overseas and when he joined in the UK his role attracted extreme violence. On one fateful day Richard was on a drugs operation and during this operation the suspect died. In the days following the incident Richard was subjected to significant scrutiny and the coroners inquest dete...

Laura came from a family that had the military in their blood. Her father had been in the guards, and she wanted to follow his military footsteps but become a dog handler in the veterinary corp . However, when she joined the army in 2006, she was identified as having special awareness and sufficient confidence to become a member of the Royal Logistics Corp …. As a tank transporter! Laura was train...

Andy Unwin MBE is a serving member of the British Army. He was instrumental in the introduction of the medicine ball challenge. His decision to launch this project was made following the untimely death of his friend Reece Miller who was fondly known as smiler. Reece had taken his own life . Andy considered his options to raise awareness . he saw that mental health was a weight which anyone can car...

On the day the Royal British Legion launch the Poppy Appeal we ask for volunteers to join in and assist. click on the link to find out more about volunteering Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny's parents were part of the Windrush generation. Her father from St Vincent and her mother British Guiana. As a child Jenny remembers her father winning the football pools which meant they could buy a house in Ilford. Jenny initially worked for the Caribbean times and was a PA to the editor. She was able to meet several black activists who had an influence on her in later life. Having been ma...

Steve runs Rehabilitation and Training and we discuss candidly his views on dangerous dogs and the issues faced when breeds are crossed. He is also a member of Ex-Job Services which promotes business owned by former members of the Police and Military Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Bailey is an Essex boy. He joined the Royal Navy as an Operator Mechanic. He was trained in Radar and Electronic Warfare. After his training he was posted to HMS Invincible. His first overseas deployment was Tenerife, where he met the boxer, Ricky Hatton. Following his grandfathers footsteps, he served on the iconic HMS Ark Royal. During his time he served across the world including the Falkl...

Podcast contains Swearing - Ben Close was born in Luton. His parents split up at the when he was just 5. His mother went on to marry a man who was physically abusive to her, and Bens stepsister and brother. He never harmed Ben as he was scared of Bens father. When Ben returned home from school he would arm himself and undertake a procedure of room clearance to ensure his safety. At 16 Ben was init...