{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/657da0f3e3e20a001702e328/692de82ced22a4cc82a3dc10?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Afghanistan Veterans Community","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/657da0f3e3e20a001702e328/1764612227080-3e15dae0-422b-4a5c-93d4-55c5ee63e54c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>CONTENT</strong></p><p><br></p><p>The&nbsp;guest today is former soldier Jonny Ball who served in the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment and&nbsp;the Intelligence Corps deploying on operations in Northern Ireland and Afghanistan before being medically discharged in 2024. An expert at election law, campaigns and community engagement. He worked for a decade in politics and ran elections for some of the best known names in UK politics. He also hosts the Veterans In Politics podcast.&nbsp;Jonny is a co-founder of the service charity UK Afghanistan Veterans Community and is heavily involved in veterans affairs including being the MD of Mission Community a brand of Mission Motorsport- The Forces Motorsport Charity. Injured in a motorcycle accident in 2019 he has participated in the Invictus Games and has since become involved in the Invictus Birmingham 2027 Focus Group.&nbsp;All of which we discuss on the pod.</p><p><br></p><p>Jonny's book choice on Desert Islands Dits is \"Escape From Kabul: The Inside Story\" by Levison Wood and Geraint Jones.</p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><p><br></p><p>Afghanistan Veterans Community - https://www.ukafghanveteranscommunity.org/</p><p><br></p><p>Mission Community - https://www.missioncommunity.org/</p><p><br></p><p>Veterans In Politics Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/3bjq2Pk96oZxEB0LRA8CUl</p><p><br></p><p><strong>WHERE TO GET OUR DESERT ISLAND DITS BOOK CHOICES</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Most of our book recommendations can be bought via the Unconventional Soldier <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/UCS473\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bookshop</a>.&nbsp;10% of each purchase supports the pod and helps independent book stores on line sales.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>\"BUY ME A COFFEE\"</strong></p><p><br></p><p>If you want to support the podcast you can buy me a coffee <a href=\"https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconsoldierpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here.</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>SOCIAL MEDIA</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Instagram @the_unconventional_soldier_pod.</p><p>Facebook @lateo82.&nbsp;</p><p>Twitter @TheUCS473.</p><p>Download these and other platforms via<a href=\"https://linktr.ee/unconventionalsoldier\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Link Tree</a>.</p><p>Email us: unconventionalsoldier@gmail.com.&nbsp;</p><p>This episode brought to you in association with<a href=\"https://isarr.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> ISARR</a> a veteran owned company.</p>","author_name":"theunconventionalsoldier"}