Former Afghan vets working to break the cycle of ex-soldiers getting put behind bars
A former Afghanistan vet who got sucked into crime is now going back to prison to help stop the cycle of ex-servicemen getting put behind bars. Darren Wright - who spent 11 years in prison for kidnapping as part of a gang - is targeting prisons in the next stage of his mission to help ex-soldiers train as HGV drivers.
“It took my daughters years of education to become an English teacher. Many vets don’t have this education and it is a difficult task to find a job earning a decent wage.” “I have been there and done that, got the T-shirt,” Darren said. “I am trying to provide something that will stop this from happening to others.“A lot of them take drugs, alcohol and live on the streets. I wonder how many vets would be alive now if they could’ve just found a job.”
Coun Watson has conducted a lot of research into this topic and even penned a book on the matter called ‘Life After Death – A Guardsman’s Tale’. This looks at a group of soldiers and analyses how the country fails in ensuring their welfare.
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