Once a Warrior: Life Beyond the Uniform
NI Veteran’s Commissioners Office
- 29
- Episodes
- 6
- Transcribed
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About Once a Warrior: Life Beyond the Uniform
”Once a Warrior: Life Beyond the Uniform” is brought to you by the Northern Ireland Veteran’s Commissioner’s Office. Hear personal stories of veterans, as they share their experiences from wars and conflicts. This podcast offers an intimate look into the lives of those who served, giving first hand accounts of their experiences and the lasting impact on their lives. Join us as we honour their journeys, explore life beyond the uniform and celebrate the strength, resilience and sacrifices of our veterans, whilst preserving their legacy for future generations.
- Publisher
- NI Veteran’s Commissioners Office
- Category
- government · history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 28 Mar 2025
- Latest episode
- 13 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
6 of 29 episodes have a transcript.
13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Jason Gillard – From Military Service to Championing the Veterans Community
29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Supporting Those Who Served: Minister Gordon Lyons on the Veterans Support Line
15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Service, Leadership and Life Beyond the Reserves: Valerie Wilson’s Story
Inside a recent episode
Jason Gillard – From Military Service to Championing the Veterans Community
Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I was still getting posted to Perbright, though. Right. Luckily, Captain Hook, who was my welfare officer, who was also my Sergeant Major at a Brink's unit. He luckily rung up within MCM Div within the day I posted was cancelled because I'd signed off. So that was the reason I met the love of my life who married today now with three gorgeous children. I have four children. I was previously married to Green. My first wife was in the signals. Right. First mistake. she won't be listening but yeah so I met Cecily and went right that's it I'm getting out because I've met someone I care more about but that's actually interesting because let's just pause on that for a second so usually what happens in a podcast like this the story is I was so engrossed in my career that my family suffered and now I look back and have a degree of regret sometimes But you actually decided, no, I'm giving up my career that I actually love and enjoy. […]
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- Jason Gillard
- Gordon Lyons
- Valerie Wilson
- Anto Wickham
- Gillian Lyall
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