Captain (Ret) Luke Sinnott: Post Traumatic Growth.
Episode description
Luke Sinnott is a retired British Army Captain who served with the Royal Engineers. He was injured by an explosive device on the 20th Nov 2010 while working as a Royal Engineer Search Adviser (RESA) in Afghanistan. He lost both legs above the knee and suffered multiple lacerations to his body and limbs. Luke has accelerated his recovery from injury through the use of Sport and has represented his Country in Athletics both for Great Britain and the Armed Forces team at the Invictus Games. As well as being a World Class Athlete, Luke is also a pilot and trustee for Flying for Freedom (www.flyingforfreedom.org) where he uses flying to help rehabilitate other Veterans. Luke is also a lead member of the Veterans Gateway (www.veteransgateway.org) and is working to make support for veterans better and easier to access.
In this episode we talk about:
- His path to commissioning in the British Army.
- His injury and rehabilitation pathway.
- His route from sailing in to British Athletics.
Contact at www.lukesinnott.com and on Facebook, Instagram and twitter
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