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EPISODE · Sep 3, 2024 · 1H 58M

Ep. 218 | Mick Hawkes | 22 SAS & 29 Commandos

from Former Action Guys Podcast · host Justin Cramer

Michael "Mick" Hawkes is a retired member of the UK's B Squadron 22 Special Air Service (SAS). Mick also served with 29 Commandos and 2 Para. His deployments included fighting in the Falkland War, surveillance operations in Northern Ireland, and counter-terrorism missions around the world.More than 20 minutes of extra content from this interview available on PatreonSupport the showhttps://www.patreon.com/formeractionguyshttps://www.jcramergraphics.comhttps://www.ANGLICOshop.comMick's site:https://www.hawkesandco.uk/00:00:00 Security Consultant00:07:38 Undercover in Northern Ireland00:28:03 Junior Parachute Regiment00:35:02 Falklands War00:51:54 British All Arms Commando Course00:56:41 Special Air Service (SAS) Selection01:08:41 Setting SAS Selection Time Standards01:13:37 Jungle Warfare Phase of SAS Selection01:22:37 Combat Survival (SERE) | SAS Selection01:30:27 Anti-Terrorist Training | Joining an SAS Squadron01:35:34 Breaching Blast Injury01:44:24 Post-Combat Decompression01:47:05 Is SAS or Delta Force Better?

Michael "Mick" Hawkes is a retired member of the UK's B Squadron 22 Special Air Service (SAS). Mick also served with 29 Commandos and 2 Para. His deployments included fighting in the Falkland War, surveillance operations in Northern Ireland, and counter-terrorism missions around the world.More than 20 minutes of extra content from this interview available on PatreonSupport the showhttps://www.patreon.com/formeractionguyshttps://www.jcramergraphics.comhttps://www.ANGLICOshop.comMick's site:https://www.hawkesandco.uk/00:00:00 Security Consultant00:07:38 Undercover in Northern Ireland00:28:03 Junior Parachute Regiment00:35:02 Falklands War00:51:54 British All Arms Commando Course00:56:41 Special Air Service (SAS) Selection01:08:41 Setting SAS Selection Time Standards01:13:37 Jungle Warfare Phase of SAS Selection01:22:37 Combat Survival (SERE) | SAS Selection01:30:27 Anti-Terrorist Training | Joining an SAS Squadron01:35:34 Breaching Blast Injury01:44:24 Post-Combat Decompression01:47:05 Is SAS or Delta Force Better?

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Michael "Mick" Hawkes is a retired member of the UK's B Squadron 22 Special Air Service (SAS). Mick also served with 29 Commandos and 2 Para. His deployments included fighting in the Falkland War, surveillance operations in Northern Ireland, and...

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