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By: Steve Brown
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This isn’t a story about glory. It’s about earning your place… and learning what it really costs to keep it. In Regimental, Steve traces his path from a volatile upbringing into the ranks of the British Army’s Parachute Regiment. With a chip on his shoulder and something to prove, he earns his place the only way that counts, through hardship, discipline, and a willingness to endure what most won’t. Inside the Regiment, life is exactly as unforgiving as its reputation suggests. Brutal training, relentless standards, and a culture built on resilience, loyalty, and dark humour. It’s a world where mistakes are punished instantly, dignity is often optional, and some of the hardest lessons come wrapped in laughter at your own expense.

Told without exaggeration or ego, Steve’s experiences capture both sides of that life, the intensity of soldiering at a high level, and the moments of absurdity, camaraderie, and quiet humility that come with it. But the story doesn’t end when the uniform comes off. Beyond the Regiment lies a different kind of challenge, learning how to live without it. Stripped of structure, identity, and the bonds that defined him, Steve faces the reality of transition, where the skills that once kept him alive don’t always translate, and the hardest battles are often the quiet ones. Grounded, self-aware, and often unexpectedly funny, Regimental is not about glory. It’s about growth, responsibility, loyalty, and the long road from who you were to who you become.

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Outstanding book delivered from start to finish with a typical Paratroopers honesty, full of emotion & relatable in so many ways.

Regimental an outstanding read

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An extraordinary life story told brilliantly, humbly and without the ego. Best audiobook I’ve listened to for years

Immense

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Being ex 2 Para myself from the late 80s and leaving in 92 when Steve joined .. I had also completed UKSF selection for 23 SAS in the late 1990s and I could relate to most of the tests on the hills an continuation training .. so was really a blast from the past .. great read

Good old days

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Author reading the book certainly adds to the authentic feel. Highly recommended. Entertaining and insightful.

Brilliant. Entertaining and insightful.

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lifelike and real. No BS. If you want to know what its like, this book tells you, good and bad

Loved it

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