Matt Telfer Maleary is the son of a former Police officer. By the age of 10 his parents had divorced and he was living with his father and two siblings in Rural Essex.
Matts brother Simon joined the Royal Navy and this was part of the inspiration to join the armed forces. Matts dream was to become a Royal Marine but his initial contact with the recruitment team was very negative. He was told in no uncertain terms that he wasn't suitable to join up. Undeterred Matt made the changes required and returned to the recruitment centre where he was accepted to the Royal Navy.
Matt explains how he travelled to HMS Raleigh to commence his basic training. Having completed training he was deployed on HMS Invincible and during this time he applied himself to become fit enough to undertake the Royal Marine selection process.
It was fate that pitted Matt against his brother Simon in the Royal Marine selection process. Matt went on to attain his "Green Beret" and the prestigious Kings Badge https://www.rmhistoricalsociety.org/history/kings-squad-and-kings-badge, and Simon returned to the Royal Navy where he saw out his career.
Matt was deployed to Sierra Leone and for a number of personal reasons decided to leave the military. He went into a spiral and was in a self destruct mode when the 2nd Gulf War commenced and he decided he needed to get his life back on track. He began a man guarding role and has since moved through the industry to become a director of a security company based in London.
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