Rick Brindle

It's Not For Everyone , my personal memoir of my experiences in the RAF Regiment, is free to download from Amazon for a limited time. Get your free copy now. What do you do when your dream job turns into a nightmare? Rick Brindle was a third generation military child. His father and grandfather served their whole lives in the Army, and all he wanted to do was be a soldier. In 1989 he joined the RAF Regiment. But life in the Regiment was a world away from what he thought it would be, and it quickly became toxic. Facing a culture of bullying, beatings, verbal abuse and sexual harassment, the community he wanted to be a part of became more like a prison. Most people around him went along with the abuse. Some agreed with it, some joined in, while the chain of command routinely looked the other way. Set over thirty years ago, this is a story of surviving abuse that still resonates today. It’s Not For Everyone is essential reading for anyone considering a military career. Sometimes funny...

  In the post apocalyptic world I created in Berkshire, England, it goes something like this. Healer, because there’s no NHS anymore (you’ll miss it when it’s gone) 2. Farmer, because you need food, and hunter gatherers, well, they’ll never bring enough bacon in to feed everyone. 3. Builder, to keep any surviving structures in good enough nick to keep you warm and dry. 4. Leader. Well, not everyone can be in charge, but a small group of survivors need to kick in together, and that won’t happen without someone credible in charge. Meet Silver, the leader in my created world. Or at least, someone just like her. 5. Fighters, soldiers, defenders. Whatever you want to call them, you might be a peace loving society, but not everyone will be, and they just might want a bit of what you’ve got. 6. Explorers, because in a world where nothing’s made anymore, it’s essential that you find and secure any stockpiles of…whatever. 7. Researchers. Stuff needs to be learned, maybe re-learned. So peopl...