Commissioned from RMA Sandhurst August 1982, into the Parachute Regiment where he was trained as an Arctic Warfare Instructor and posted to Norway for three years. Colin served for 15 years during which time he served in NI as well as deployments to the US, Corsica and throughout Europe.
During his time at Depot Para, training new recruits, Colin established The Parachute Regiment bobsleigh Team with the objective to qualify and compete in the 1992 Winter Olympic Games, four years away at the time. The Parachute Regiment culture of tenacity and eternal optimism kept the team driving on to achieve the ultimate objective. Colin also competed as a driver for Team GB for three seasons before resigning from the Army. Sean Olsson and Dean Ward went onto win an Olympic Bronze Medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics






