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Boozing Cyprus AWOL Squaddie Joins Drug Squad! #331

Posted on 27 March 202327 March 2023 by Chris Thrall

Boozing Cyprus AWOL Squaddie Joins Drug Squad, features Matt Trott, who has written an explosive book about life as an undercover policeman.

Boozing Cyprus AWOL Squaddie Joins Drug Squad!

Boozing Cyprus AWOL Squaddie Joins Drug Squad, features Matt Trott. He also known as Jack Dawe, a former soldier and police officer of 30 years service. He served with the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment and saw action in Cyprus and Northern Ireland. As an undercover British policeman, Matt infiltrated some of Britain’s most dangerous gangs. His highly rated book, ‘Hard Stop’, is a gritty account of his service in both the army and policeforce.

Transcript from ‘Boozing Cyprus AWOL Squaddie Joins Drug Squad’ podcast

Matt – When I first applied for the police, my application got shoved in the bin because of all the spelling and grammar mistakes. I never knew there were so many ways of saying, ‘there’. There’s a lot of people who are like that and t’s just the way it is. People didn’t get great educations when they were younger, so I had to reteach myself with English or maths and all that. Back then, having no qualifications didn’t stop me getting into places, you just had to do an entrance exam. I persevered, took ownership and worked my way through that and did the exam. I passed it so then it was on to the next phase where you have role plays and you assessed on how you deal with situations in a group.

Then it was an interview and then you do 15 weeks training. It’s like a military camp, only it’s a police one and we did our 15 weeks training there where you learned more. You did a bit of fitness, a swimming test and life-saving, but I wouldn’t say it was hard.