Six months and another medal later Rich was back in Germany, where he finally decided to leave as he no longer felt that the army could offer him what he needed, at that time in 1994 he felt that it would be unlikely that the army would be needed for any kind of active duty, hindsight would have been nice. Years later he was involved in a regional wide supply network distributing cocaine around parts of the UK. Drawn to this book after hearing a podcast by the author who happened to be in the same regiment as my father in the forces. Rich gained immediate employment as a surveillance operative working with Ex, forces, special forces and police.

Charlie Four Kilo delves deep into the chaotic, dangerous and manipulative world of organised crime.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. We follow Jones, aka 'The Lost Soldier', as he desperately tries to free himself from the poisonous lifestyle that becomes his new reality. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. his exploits throughout Europe, the life-threatening entanglements with thugs from all over the world, and finally to his eventual capture ending with a 15-year prison sentence. We follow Jones as he desperately tries to free himself from the poisonous lifestyle that becomes his new reality.

Leaving a wife and two children behind Rich was now back in an environment that he was familiar with, a male hierarchy. So I watch the author on tiktok and always liked his videos when I stumbled onto the fact he wrote a book , I thought to myself “why don’t I give it a try he seems like a sound lad “ boy was I glad I did it gripped me from chapter one and I even started feeling like I knew the characters myself ( although I didn’t ) although I don’t condone breaking the law in any way this guy opened my eyes into the pressures surrounding such crimes , and if you haven’t watched this guy on tiktok u should go over he’s great and very informative when giving answers to related questions viewers ask him , back to the book , if you want a good read , a true story from a likeable person this is the book for you ! Rich left this life behind him and is now an author and a veterans support speaker, teacher, mentor and course creator.

Drugs culture unfortunately did, Rich found that the lifestyle in the clubs was what he secretly craved for. Rich left the army in 1995 and as a part of his exit strategy he was trained by special forces to become a close protection officer(Bodyguard) and surveillance operative. his exploits throughout Europe, the life-threatening entanglements with thugs from all over the world, and finally his eventual capture ending with a 15-year prison sentence.

We follow Jones, aka 'The Lost Soldier' , as he desperately tries to free himself from the poisonous lifestyle that becomes his new reality.Active duty triggered something in Rich and he felt that his risk taking behaviour was being satisfied when he was always in the line of fire. Rich’s debut book “Charlie Kilo Four” allows the reader to show people perils, instead of having to learn the hard way.

Brother it’s lovely to have you on and you have the esteemed honour, as we have a new producer on the podcast. I met Rich through voluntary work at HMP Oakwood and was interested to read the book to find out more about what had led him there. He applied himself with such enthusiasm that the prison identified that there is a problem for veterans and permitted Rich to deliver his course to veterans while still in prison, with no staff present. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.Eventually his underworld criminal cocaine network was taken down by the police and he received a 15-year prison sentence. And if you want to know how a father’s love for his children stops him taking his own life, despite the mess he’s made of it, read it. Upon leaving the British Army he found himself directionless and became heavily involved in organised crime. But if you want a book that tells a full story and comes to a natural conclusion then you will be disappointed. A gripping read that grabs you right away and keeps you enthralled throughout every of the 186 pages.