This week's guest is FORMER Royal Marine David Devenney.
David was born in Maryhill in Glasgow and admits that he grew up in the local library and tells us ‘it was his love of books’ that set him on the path for absorbing education like a ‘sponge’.
David’s first job was an apprenticeship with his uncle before he realised that 'it wasn’t for him' and joined the police at the age of 19. However, he recalls that he ‘was always playing soldiers as a kid’ and always had that interest in the military. He remembers ‘walking down queen street towards argyle street and walked past the Army, Navy and Air force careers office and will never forget that there was a green beret in the window, ‘I thought I quite fancy that’ and so a couple of weeks was walking up to the commando training centre, which was the start of a lifelong career in the royal marines.
David tells us he still remembers the day clearly when he was called up as a commando to join the forces for the Falklands war and says they cruised down to the Falklands on the PO Canberra cruise liner, ‘it’s the only way to go to war’ he laughed.
David is currently director of the Community Veterans Support based in Govan’s Pearce Institute.
Listen to more of David’s fascinating life and career stories on the #Iwasgonnae podcast.
