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Apocalypse now? Read Chickenhawk

I’ve always been a fan of flying and when I went to join the Army, that’s what I wanted to do. I said to Sgt Dudley at the Isle of Wight Army careers office, “I want to be a pilot or a para“. With an eyebrow raised, Dudley invited me in for aptitude testing and my dreams of wearing raybans whilst skimming treetops in my chopper were coming true.”
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