Laura came from a family that had the military in their blood. Her father had been in the guards, and she wanted to follow his military footsteps but become a dog handler in the veterinary corp . However, when she joined the army in 2006, she was identified as having special awareness and sufficient confidence to become a member of the Royal Logistics Corp …. As a tank transporter! Laura was trained to Drive Oshkosh Trucks moving 62 Tonne Tanks across Europe.
Laura was never trained to drive the tank but was taught to disable the tank if there was a compromise. Much to her disappointment she was never deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. She describes herself as a tracksuit soldier where she would take part in adventure training and skiing.
Being a female in a male dominated world was difficult and it took an incident on a training exercise that assisted with acceptance.
She was selected to undertake peace keeping duties in Cyprus where she would escort dignitaries in the buffer zone. Laura was barracked in the iconic Leda Palace Hotel .
Laura started a family and decided to leave the military. She split with her partner and moved back to Devon. She was convinced by former colleagues to join the MPGS and started at Portsmouth and discovered that the MPGS had working dogs in Wattisham so applied and moved to Suffolk with her daughter and Cavalier King Charles. It was here that she met her partner.
Her experience at Wattisham wasn’t the best and she describes the atmosphere as filled with misogyny and decided leave the military to form her own business. She now has her own security business that specialises in providing working dogs to a variety of roles. She says that she has changed her rifle for a dog.
Laura acquired a Dutch herder crossed with a Malinois called Nala. She describes the Nala as being a Ferrari compared to a Vauxhall Corsa. Laura has high standards and recognises that the security industry can be murky and she ensures that she will not compromise in the standards that she applies.
Laura's business is going from strength to strength she can be contacted via her website and is a member of www.ex-jobservices.com
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