Episode 85: From Combat to Campfire: Paul Shilling on Service, Brotherhood, and Operation Jackdaw

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Frankie’s Pod: From the Barracks to the Bullsh*t

Frankie Dunn

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🎙️ Frankie’s Pod is where stories hit harder than ration packs and last longer than your issued kit. From the barracks to the bullsh*t, we dive into life during and after military service — no filters, no fluff, just real voices and raw stories. But it's not all camouflage and combat. We also speak to civilians, misfits, and unfiltered legends with stories you didn’t see coming — from mental health and resilience to chaos, creativity, and the occasional existential crisis. 🪖 Veterans. 🧠 Interesting humans. 🎧 Absolute honesty.

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Episode 85: From Combat to Campfire: Paul Shilling on Service, Brotherhood, and Operation Jackdaw

Frankie’s Pod: From the Barracks to the Bullsh*t

1 hour 31 minutes 8 seconds

3 months ago

Episode 85: From Combat to Campfire: Paul Shilling on Service, Brotherhood, and Operation Jackdaw

In this episode of Frankie’s Pod, Frankie sits down with Paul Shilling, a former soldier with the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (PWRR) and the founder of Operation Jackdaw — a wild camping experience for veterans near Canterbury, Kent. Paul shares stories from his military career, the challenges of transitioning to civilian life, and how the outdoors became a lifeline for him and fellow veterans. Hear how a love for wild camping grew into a monthly retreat where ex-military and serving personnel find connection, peace, and purpose under the stars.https://www.operationjackdaw.co.uk/Don't forget you can help the channel by buying me a virtual coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/frankiespodOr support me via PayPalhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Frank...Closing music by Julie Cooper of The Last Post memorial bar/ museum & Hub. (Aka The Don Bar). / 125823604219204 Podcast, Veterans, British Army, Veterans Stories