Joined Royal Navy as Warfare Officer aged 18.
Ended up as a Fighter Controller and decided there was more fun to be had on the other end of the radio. Handed in notice and 9/11 happened 3 months prior to my leaving the military.
PPL in Long Beach Jan 2002. Then began ATPL studies whilst doing various jobs at Stansted.
CPL/IR Summer of 2004.
Then I had to grow up a bit and stop playing aeroplanes living under the parents roof and get my own place and mortgage etc.
FI course winter 2005/ spring 2006.
Part Time FI job came along in May 2006.
Work as a multi drop driver in the week to pay the mortgage. Work as an FI at the weekends.
370 hours.