@BobShepherdBlog

Bob Shepherd is a best-selling author, security advisor and 20-year veteran of Britain's elite Special Air Service.

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AN SAS PATROL’S BEST WEAPON bobshepherdauthor.com/2023/0…

AN SAS PATROL’S BEST WEAPON

Preparing the inflatable craft to “float off” of the casing of an old “O” Class submarine. 1980s. During the Falklands War in 1982 I was part of an 8 man team from B Squadro…

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HOW TO LOSE 55lbs: bobshepherdauthor.com/2023/0…

HOW TO LOSE 55lbs:

SAS Selection across the Brecon Beacons…mid 1970s. Take your Bergen off! …or perhaps even, put a Bergen on.

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ATTITUDE bobshepherdauthor.com/2023/0…

ATTITUDE

Breaching a door using the Barclaycard. If The Attitude Is Right, Then Everything Will Be Right…even if things are going wrong. Bob Shepherd

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FORTY THREE YEARS AGO, THE IRANIAN EMBASSY SIEGE, LONDON, UK: 5th May 1980. bobshepherdauthor.com/2023/0…
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TUNING IN TO JUNGLE SOLDIERING AS A LAST CENTURY SOLDIER bobshepherdauthor.com/2023/0…
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JUST AN OLD SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIER LIVING WITH LONG TERM TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) bobshepherdauthor.com/2023/0…

JUST AN OLD EX SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIER LIVING WITH LONG TERM TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI)

Anti Terrorist training and operations from the mid 1970s to the mid 1990s. Seventy next year. In a local café here in New York, I’m like any other older man sitting having my breakfast of po…

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AI STOLE MY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY bobshepherdauthor.com/2023/0…

AI STOLE MY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A fallout shelter will NOT keep these AI barons safe. Just over a week ago the Washington Post wrote a story on AI headed: Inside the secret list of websites that make AI like ChatGPT sound smart. …

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REMAINING FIT AS AN OLD AGE PENSIONER bobshepherdauthor.com/2023/0…

REMAINING FIT AS AN OLD AGE PENSIONER (Retiree)

As the saying goes, age is just a number. THIS POST IS NOT JUST FOR PENSIONERS/RETIREES TO READ, BUT ALSO FOR YOUNGER PEOPLE WHO ARE CONCERNED FOR THEIR OLDER PARENTS UNHEALTHY LIFE STYLE: OLD AGE …

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NEVER LOOK DOWN ON ME! bobshepherdauthor.com/2023/0…
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SAS PINKIE/DINKIE LAND ROVER bobshepherdauthor.com/2023/0…

SAS PINKIE/DINKIE LAND ROVER

From the earliest days of the formation of the SAS in the deserts of North Africa in WW2, they learnt quickly that transportation was more than simply a pair of boots…it really required wheel…

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PLAYING FOR SCOTLAND bobshepherdauthor.com/2023/0…

PLAYING FOR SCOTLAND

Bob’s rugby shirt often worn underneath his smock. They often say that we’re all born bare and we’re all born innocent. Only as we grow we choose what to wear, and we choose how w…

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I AM THE SAS, I AM 82 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR bobshepherdauthor.com/2023/0…

I AM THE SAS, I AM 82 YEARS OLD TODAY

Bob Shepherd’s smocks, beret, belt and fighting knife. My old unit 22 SAS Regiment is 82 years old today (DOB July 1941). However, I am only 69 years old later this year. I served in the Regi…

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IF SECURITY AND MANAGEMENT EQUALED RUGBY I’D WANT TO BE AN IRISHMAN bobshepherdauthor.com/2023/0…
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WHEN WILL HUMANITY DESTROY ITSELF? bobshepherdauthor.com/2023/0…

WHEN WILL HUMANITY DESTROY ITSELF?

Inside Hereford Cathedral…a cathedral of war. From ancient warfare to present day, warfare of the ages can be seen here. With such a bold title, warfare is likely the first thing that comes t…

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A FAST LIFE WITH A SLOW BURN bobshepherdauthor.com/2023/0…

A FAST LIFE WITH A SLOW BURN

Lots of time these days to ponder about the past. A 50 year increment…it really is no time at all. The other day I was talking with some youths about just how fast 50 years will go, so live y…

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ZELENSKY…AN EXPERT ON DIPLOMACY? bobshepherdauthor.com/2023/0…

ZELENSKY…AN EXPERT ON DIPLOMACY?

In my world, I’ve known nothing but war…40 years of it. However, after a 23 year military career, the following 17 years opened my eyes. I worked with the media as an on the ground secu…

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NATO…IS IT TIME FOR THE TIP OF THE SPEAR? bobshepherdauthor.com/2023/0…

NATO…IS IT TIME FOR THE TIP OF THE SPEAR?

Does it actually have a spear at all? The first anniversary of the conflict in Ukraine…a not so happy anniversary at that. Will there be a second in a year’s time, followed by a third a…

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THE GAEL A Poem By Bob Shepherd bobshepherdauthor.com/2023/0…

THE GAEL A Poem By Bob Shepherd

My pilgrimage as an ex SAS soldier to Robert Rogers training and fighting grounds of Up State New York. As I sit on the banks of the Hudson upstream, I close my eyes and go into a dream It’s …

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USA SCHOOL/COLLEGE/WORKPLACE/SHOPPING CENTRE ETC SHOOTINGS…YOU ARE ALL ON YOUR OWN! bobshepherdauthor.com/2023/0…

USA SCHOOL/COLLEGE/WORKPLACE/SHOPPING CENTRE ETC SHOOTINGS…YOU ARE ALL ON YOUR OWN!

Today the mass shooting stats go up and up…alarmingly. However, those in charge of locations around the USA continue to live in hope that it never happens on their watch… and it’s…

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NEVER EVER FEAR STEPPING THROUGH THE DOORWAY THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE SKILLS THAT YOU CRAVE. bobshepherdauthor.com/2023/0…

NEVER EVER FEAR STEPPING THROUGH THE DOORWAY THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE SKILLS THAT YOU CRAVE.

The title is a metaphor for when I made the bold decision so young to take on SAS Selection back in the early 70s. Even in the toughest of situations, anyone can be uncomfortable. A ten day hard ro…

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