Former Afghan vets working to break the cycle of ex-soldiers getting put behind bars
23.09.2022 - 18:09
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A former Afghanistan vet who got sucked into crime is now going back to prison to help stop the cycle of ex-servicemen getting put behind bars. Darren Wright - who spent 11 years in prison for kidnapping as part of a gang - is targeting prisons in the next stage of his mission to help ex-soldiers train as HGV drivers.
His charity, Veterans Into Logistics, has already helped so many coming out of the army retrain and earn a good living - but now he wants to help those who have already made the same mistakes he did by upskilling current prisoners. The former gunner and paratrooper for the Royal Artillery turned charity founder is now making presentations to different prisons in the UK to let him provide training for his fellow vets so they can gain employment upon their release.
“We are looking to upskill them,” the former Middleton's Langley Estate lad said.
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“We want to train them up so when they leave they leave with a job offer. We are already seeing results [from those they’ve already trained].
“It took my daughters years of education to become an English teacher. Many vets don’t have this education and it is a difficult task to find a job earning a decent wage.”
The death of his close friend was a turning point for Darren and the reason he set up the charity in 2020. His pal from the military, Sergeant Jamie Doyle, who had taken his own life within a year of leaving the army, after struggling to adapt when his 22 years of service was up.
Darren explained that soldiers coming out have only been trained for one thing since they joined up - being a soldier. This means they often find
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