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The Army Bloke

Dan Russell

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Fréquence : 1 épisode/20j. Total Éps: 15

Lessons in Leadership: advice to the next generation of military leaders.

Real life experience & challenges that every leader will face in their early career.

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British Army Officer: The Truth About Sandhurst, Leadership & Mental Health | Harry Mackarness

Saison 1 · Épisode 1

dimanche 16 novembre 2025 • Durée 01:28:40

🎙 Lessons in Leadership – Episode 1

In this first episode, I sit down with Harry Mackarness, a former British Army Officer who commissioned into the Paras, had to transfer to the Light Dragoons, and has since become a voice for resilience and mental health.

We talk about:
• Why he joined the Army
• The reality of training at Sandhurst and Catterick
• What it means to lead soldiers today
• How injury and mental health challenges shaped his career
• Why the Army still matters for young people in 2025

Preparation for AOSB & Sandhurst 👉 https://linktr.ee/thearmybloke

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From Sandhurst to Afghanistan: Being a Platoon Commander in War | Sam Perrin

dimanche 23 novembre 2025 • Durée 01:17:18

In this episode, I sit down with Sam Perrin — former Infantry Platoon Commander and later a Special Forces Officer — to break down the reality of leadership, officer training, and operating on the front line.

We cover everything future officers need to understand before AOSB, Sandhurst, or stepping into a platoon for the first time:

🔹 His AOSB experience and early leadership lessons
🔹 What Sandhurst really teaches (and what it doesn’t)
🔹 Life as a new Platoon Commander
🔹 Serving on Op HERRICK 6 – casualties, high-pressure leadership & fighting the Taliban
🔹 How to build trust with your soldiers
🔹 Passing Special Forces Selection
🔹 Sam’s advice to the next generation of Officers & anyone considering SF

If you’re preparing for AOSB, heading to Sandhurst, or simply want to understand what leadership really looks like in the British Army, this is a must-listen.

📌 Connect with me

Instagram: @thearmybloke
YouTube: The Army Bloke

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Army Commando Officer: Fighting the Taliban | Johnny Mercer

dimanche 30 novembre 2025 • Durée 01:18:49

Former Army Commando Officer & Minister for Veterans Affairs Johnny Mercer joins me for an honest, unfiltered conversation about war, leadership, and what really shapes you as a young officer.
From passing the Commando Course to surviving Taliban contact after being split from his patrol, this episode goes deep into the reality of soldiering.

We discuss:

Why Johnny joined the British Army
Completing the Commando Course
Deploying on three operational tours of Afghanistan
Facing the Taliban in close combat
The moment he was cut off from his patrol and relying on a gunship to survive
Losing soldiers, leadership pressure, and the cost of command
Why he went into politics and fought for veterans
The moral component of leadership, humility, and standards
His message for the next generation of officers and soldiers

Whether you're preparing for AOSB, heading to Sandhurst, or simply interested in military leadership, this is one of the most powerful and insightful episodes we’ve recorded.

🎙️ About the Podcast

Lessons in Leadership explores what it really takes to lead — in the military, in training, and in life. Featuring soldiers, officers, veterans, and leaders with real experience on the ground.

Connect with Dan (The Army Bloke)

Instagram: @thearmybloke
TikTok: @thearmybloke
YouTube: The Army Bloke
LinkedIn: Dan Russell

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A Regimental Sergeant Major’s Advice to Young Officers (From War to Sandhurst) | Steve Armon

dimanche 28 décembre 2025 • Durée 01:18:15

Across 24 years in the infantry—from Northern Ireland to Iraq, and five tours in Afghanistan—Steve Armon learned to lead where it counts: under pressure, with people who need you to get it right. Steve walks us through the real journey from private to regimental sergeant major and the gritty lessons that stick. The result is a candid guide for young officers and NCOs who want to earn trust, fight well, and care for their teams without losing their edge.

We dive into the hardest promotion jump (private to lance corporal), why teaching at Harrogate and Brecon makes you sharper, and what the Belize jungle revealed about Platoon Commanders’ Division: fit, hungry officers matched with aggressive, experienced seniors can be dynamite when aligned. Steve explains how respect for officers grew as he watched them go from interview to running a fighting organisation in 18 months, and why “nobody wants to see an officer fail” became a mantra.

Operationally, we break down HERRICK 6: robust pre-deployment training, an unapologetic return-fire policy, and the art of spotting burnout before it breaks a good soldier. Steve’s RSM years focused on output, not optics—from an “ally parade” that surfaced field-ready kit choices to quiet conversations that fixed morale faster than any memo. We talk bayonets and close combat reality, the last 100 metres belonging to infantry leaders, and the power of explaining the why so soldiers own the plan, not just the orders.

Steve closes with six distilled leadership lessons: don’t let perfect kill good; study concepts together; never turn down a beer or a brew when someone needs to talk; lead without isolation; protect, celebrate, and support your people; and remember it’s not what you’ve done, it’s what you do next. If you’re an aspiring officer, a new platoon commander, or an NCO sharpening your craft, this conversation gives you clear, field-tested ways to lead with humility, aggression, and care.

Enjoyed the conversation? Subscribe, share with a mate, and leave a rating—then tell us which lesson you’ll put into practice first.

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Sandhurst Company Commander: What I REALLY look for in Officers | Robin White

mercredi 11 février 2026 • Durée 01:23:44

The first step onto the parade square feels like stepping into a myth. Then the kit list hits, the pace spikes, and you realise leadership is a team sport. Dan sits down with Robin White—infantry officer, veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, and former Sandhurst company commander—to pull back the curtain on what actually makes a good officer when the plan breaks, the radios crackle, and you’re on the clock.

Robin traces his path from family legacy to scholarship board, through a battalion hardened by Basra, and into the messy reality of learning in public. Two corporals asking to critique his orders. A mis‑landed helicopter forcing a river crossing on the fly. Mentoring the ANA alongside a Danish battlegroup, managing language gaps and competing priorities. A 36‑hour IED clearance cut short when a high‑threat engineer commander lost his legs and a Danish interpreter was killed. And the day a single shot hit his hand as the ANA led out—proof that what matters most is how your team responds when you need them.

Back at Sandhurst, Robin shaped future officers around four simple pillars: betterment, fellowship, sincerity, enjoyment. He explains why choosing a regiment starts with the soldiers you’ll lead and the mess you’ll live in, not a glossy posting list. He shares where cadets often go wrong—ego at the start line, switching off when not in appointment—and what separates the standouts: volunteering as runners and recce support, building models, absorbing feedback, and helping others improve. Commissioning isn’t the finish line; it’s the waypoint before real leadership begins.

If you’re eyeing AOSB, grinding through exercises, or about to take your first platoon, this conversation gives practical, hard‑won advice you can use today. Be a sponge. Ask for help. Look after your people before you need them. And find the joke in the mud—it keeps you human when it counts.

Enjoyed the show? Subscribe, share it with a mate, and leave a quick review so others can find it. What’s the one pillar you’ll work on this week?

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Inside AOSB with the Vice President: What Gets You Selected (Or Rejected) - Jim Pritchett

mercredi 4 mars 2026 • Durée 01:28:49

We explore how the Army Officer Selection Board truly works, why potential beats pedigree, and how authenticity, fitness, and feedback shape success. Jim shares lessons from Sandhurst, early command, operations in Northern Ireland and Iraq, and his vantage point as an AOSB Vice President.

• selection focused on potential not polish
• myths about “classic officer” backgrounds challenged
• sandhurst shocks and adapting fast
• technical depth for young gunners at phase two
• the officer–sergeant partnership as a command pair
• operations shaping judgment, trust and decentralised command
• inside Westbury: roles of VPs and group leaders
• using feedback between briefing and main board
• common pitfalls: weak fitness, acting, overthinking
• planex basics: DST, risk and simple, reasoned plans
• how teams gel and why evidence of contribution matters
• serving soldiers and non‑traditional candidates encouraged

If this content is useful, please do click like, click subscribe. You can click the bell so you can be notified every time I upload a video. If you’ve got questions, put them in the comments. I’ll do my very, very best to get back to you. And if I don’t know, I’ll try and find out and get back to you anyway.

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Army Doctor Reveals: The PQO Route No One Talks About | David Hindmarsh

dimanche 29 mars 2026 • Durée 01:23:01

We talk with David Hymarsh about what the Army Professionally Qualified Officer route really looks like for doctors, from AOSB and Sandhurst to phase two training and life in unit. We pull out the leadership lessons that matter most: humility, speaking to your audience, leaning on experienced NCOs and taking mental health seriously.

• How AOSB feels for medical students
• What the short Sandhurst PQO course covers and why it exists
• What phase two Medical Officer training adds beyond university and the NHS
• the reality of arriving at unit as a captain while still feeling new
• Day-to-day work as a Medical Officer: sick parade, occupational medicine, deployability and advising commanders
• Learning from corporals and sergeants with deep operational experience
• How military mental health support works best when the clinician understands life in green
• Deploying as a medical officer: malaria, vaccines, heat, allies and making decisions with limited information
• Leaving the Army, becoming a GP partner and using military skills to build online education and mentoring

Let me know what you think of this episode and don't forget to subscribe

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Sandhurst Commandant: The Brutal Truth About Command | Maj Gen Paul Nanson

dimanche 12 avril 2026 • Durée 01:13:07

Plans fail. People freeze. Information is incomplete. That’s when leadership stops being a theory and becomes a decision.

I sit down with Paul Nanson, former Infantry Officer, Major General, and a previous commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, to talk about what actually holds a team together when the night does not go to plan.

We start at the beginning: why he joined, what Sandhurst felt like in the moment, and what he learned the hard way after failing early selection and coming back stronger.

If you’re preparing for AOSB, thinking about Sandhurst, or weighing the graduate versus non-graduate route, you’ll hear a grounded view of what matters most: purposeful preparation, fitness without self-inflicted injury, and trusting a system designed to identify potential rather than perfection.

From there we get into operational leadership and mission command. Paul shares how rehearsals and wargaming are not box-ticking, but a way to create shared understanding so that junior leaders can act decisively when chaos hits. We also unpack how leadership changes as you rise through the ranks, why senior leaders must work harder to stay connected to reality, and how Army leadership doctrine and the Centre for Army Leadership help make development consistent across all ranks.

We close on life after service: the shock of losing daily military community, what surprises him about civilian leadership development, and why veteran mental health support must make it easier to reach out early. If you take one thing away, let it be this: do the job in front of you well, build habits of excellence, and the next step tends to follow.

Subscribe for more conversations on military leadership, Sandhurst preparation, and the transition to civilian life, and if you found this useful, share it and leave a review.

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What a Squadron Commander REALLY wants from New Officers?! | Ollie Braithwaite

dimanche 19 avril 2026 • Durée 01:32:57

The fastest way to spot shaky leadership is to watch what happens when people are cold, tired, and under pressure. That’s where the real habits show up, for better or worse.

We sit down with Ollie, a former British Army major with 20 years’ service, to unpack what actually builds strong junior leaders from Sandhurst onwards. He shares blunt lessons from RoCo, why “negative motivation” collapses fast, and how fitness isn’t just about passing tests, it’s about buying yourself time to think. We also get practical on planning: why plans fail, why planning still matters, and how better courses of action make you more adaptable on the ground and in civilian life.

From there we go into career reality: choosing roles, understanding promotion systems, dealing with setbacks, and learning to ask smarter questions rather than pretending you know everything. Ollie explains what bosses really want from new platoon commanders: be thoughtful, bring character and care, and work hard while enjoying the journey.

Finally, we connect leadership development with intelligent self-protection through Ollie’s business, Absolute Defence, including conflict debt, productivity, and small security habits that make you safer and more effective when travelling for work.

If you found this useful, subscribe, share it with someone who’s stepping into leadership, and leave a review on Spotify or your podcast app.

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The Accidental Army Reservist & Best Selling Author | Owain Mulligan

dimanche 3 mai 2026 • Durée 01:21:38

The moment you realise it is not “a big adventure” anymore can arrive fast: a new job title, a live threat, and soldiers looking at you for decisions you did not expect to be making. I sit down with Owain Mulligan, a reservist officer whose winding path through a gap year commission, the OTC, and the Army Reserve turns into operational tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and a career shaped by responsibility.

We unpack what it is actually like to mobilise as a reservist, including the strange incentives around volunteering, the intensity of pre-deployment training, and the brutal jump from training theory to troop command. Owain talks candidly about Basra on Operation Telic, the shock of a Lynx shootdown, IDF, and the hard-to-explain anger that can surface when you face mortality for the first time. We also dig into leadership where it really counts: NCO trust, competence under pressure, and how good seniors respond when a young officer makes an error on a strike op.

From there, the story moves into specialist capability and the Defence School of Languages, including 15 months of Dari and Pashto and how language skills can shape an Afghanistan deployment. We finish with Owain's book The Accidental Soldier, why the ending turns reflective, and why he sends his royalties to War Child to support children affected by conflict.

If you get value from this conversation, subscribe on YouTube or follow on Spotify, share it with someone considering the Army Reserve, and leave a review so more people can find it.

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