<p><strong>Content warning: this episode&nbsp;contains&nbsp;references to death and suicide which some listeners might find distressing.</strong>&nbsp;</p><br><p>This&nbsp;episode&nbsp;introduces you to&nbsp;Tom, the Head of&nbsp;Explosive&nbsp;Ordnance&nbsp;Disposal&nbsp;(EOD)&nbsp;in London.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>With his job title, you might expect&nbsp;there’s&nbsp;some risk involved&nbsp;- but&nbsp;this&nbsp;wasn’t&nbsp;new to Tom, who spent two decades in the Army before joining policing. He completed tours in Northern Ireland&nbsp;and Afghanistan,&nbsp;leaving the military with a gallantry medal under his belt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode, he talks about what&nbsp;it’s&nbsp;like to defuse explosives in warzones, and the pressure&nbsp;he’s&nbsp;felt during his career.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Leaning on his battlefield experience, he now&nbsp;leads the&nbsp;team at Counter Terrorism Policing&nbsp;who&nbsp;responded&nbsp;to attacks at Parsons Green and Fishmongers&nbsp;Hall.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Could you do&nbsp;Tom’s&nbsp;job? We are always looking for people to join our team and our mission to protect the public from terrorism.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>With&nbsp;19&nbsp;late-stage terror attacks stopped since 2020, the need to recruit incredible people has never been greater.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>You can find current vacancies&nbsp;<a href="https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/careers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>, and on your local police force websites.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>