I was medically
discharged in 1987 after suffering a broken neck whilst on a construction tour
in Canada.
“I think
Transformation for Veterans is a great idea. As an ex-squaddie, who had an
injury whilst serving, I missed the camaraderie, the banter, the friendship and
the sense of humour. Had there been a service like T4V back then, it would have
been extremely helpful to me. The idea of being with guys who all have the same
background and know what you have been through is great. The chance of making
more friends for life would have been great. And to share the knowledge on how
to cope day to day whatever their injury would be invaluable. The hardest thing
to adapt to after an injury is the sense of loneliness and loss of identity. So
to be able to get away from it all to train, relax and empower myself would be
fantastic. So for me, T4V is long overdue and I, for one, would jump at the
chance to go there, and I look forward to it being built ASAP.”
Martin (Beachy) Ball (Veteran Sapper – Corps of Royal Engineers)