TA, Regulars & Boxing Champion | Tristan Dover | British Army Veteran

In part 1 of his episode, Tristan talks about joining the Regulars after being in the TA, his first operational tour to Northern Ireland, postings to Germany and Brecon (South Wales), and becoming a boxing champion. Tristan Dover joined the British Army in 1983 as part of the Territorial Army (TA). In 1986 he joined as a Regular full-time soldier with 1st Battalion The Queen’s Lancashire Regiment (1QLR), and served for a further 9 1/2 years. Timestamps: 0:00 - Update from Gav 1:16 - Intro 5:20 - Growing Up 7:56 - Territorial Army (TA) 12:28 - Civilian Jobs 13:47 - Joining the Regulars 17:42 - Basic Training 22:13 - First Unit - Paderborn, Germany 26:45 - First Op Tour - Northern Ireland 31:16 - Boxing Champion & West Berlin 40:17 - British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) 44:04 - Transfer Request 47:18 - Brecon & Fan Dance 53:07 - Recruiting Team & Berlin Music created by Gavin Watson Website: https://militaryveteranspodcast.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/militaryveteranspodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/MilVetPodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@militaryveteranspodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/military-veterans-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/military-veterans-podcast/id1531710391 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5PdUZvtsJT6NHwIiSakoAh?si=gpXwr-nST2Ko-JpcdNyq5A Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS85MTc4MDYucnNz Other Podcast Platforms: https://militaryveteranspodcast.buzzsprout.com/ Contact the Show: https://militaryveteranspodcast.com/contact Support the Show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MilitaryVeteransPodcast Buy Host a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MilVetPodcast #military #veterans #podcast