This week on 5 With A Digger, we’re joined by Greg for a powerful conversation about military service, life after Defence, advocacy, and the personal experiences that led him to support others.
Greg joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1998 as an Airfield Defence Guard and served until 2024. His service included deployments to East Timor, Iraq, Qatar and Afghanistan, domestic operations including Christmas Island and flood relief, and more than four years as a Human Intelligence source operator.
Since leaving Defence, he’s continued working in Iraq as a private contractor. He also founded Outpost Advocacy, supporting veterans and their families with claims and ongoing help, and Frannkly Roasted, which supports veterans and their families.
This work is personal. In 2017, Greg’s mum, Anna Jenkins, was abducted and murdered while holidaying in Penang, Malaysia. In 2020, he found her remains at a construction site. He shares how that loss has shaped the work he does today.
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I’M TAKING ON THE BRAVERY TREK!
This October, I’ll be putting in the kilometres for a cause that means a hell of a lot to me — supporting Australian veterans and their families.
I’ve joined the Bravery Trek to raise funds for Bravery Trust, helping veterans and their families who are facing financial hardship.
The funds raised help provide immediate financial assistance, veteran-specific financial counselling and education giving people the support they need to regain stability before hardship becomes crisis.
Through 5 With A Digger, I’ve had the privilege of hearing the stories of so many veterans and their families, so this is another way I can get behind the community and hopefully make a difference.
And you don’t just have to donate; you can join the team! Jump on board, clock up your own kilometres throughout October and combine them with ours as a team. Whether it’s walking, running or just getting out there and moving, every kilometre adds up.
Donate to the campaign. Join our team. Clock up your kilometres. Support our veteran community. Let’s see how many kilometres we can knock over together this October!
Donate or join the team here:
https://braverytrek.com.au/jesse-hobson
The Bravery Trek finishes with our 50K Day on Friday 30 October: a big walk-and-run from Noosa to Mooloolaba. You can join us for a leg, and we’ll share the starting and finishing locations closer to the day. Every bit of support helps raise funds for Bravery Trust and the veterans and families they support.
Give the episode a listen, and if you can, get involved in the walk or donate to the trek.
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