Dec '25 • 🎙️ Podcasts
Episode 2 How i got into commercial diving
From military discharge (honourable 😂 ) to commercial diver - via some seriously questionable decisions Episode 2 of Beyond the Surface 🌊 is out now. After leaving the army with no plan, I spent years bouncing between jobs - Tesco's, quarries, even a stint as a podium dancer (don't ask). Then I discovered diving in Oman and thought I'd found my path. Spoiler: I hadn't. Not yet. This episode covers: Diving to 70 meters on a single tank with no backup (extremely stupid) Working commercial jobs with zero training and dodgy equipment Getting swept through pitch-black underwater tunnels My disastrous first week offshore where I destroyed a flange, forgot to open my bailout, and trapped myself with my own umbilical The old hands told me "everyone makes mistakes." Theodore Roosevelt said "the man who makes no mistakes will never make anything." They were right. Three weeks later, I was part of the crew. If you're starting out in offshore, feeling lost after leaving the forces, or just want to hear about the reality behind the career - this one's for you. Links in comments. #offshore #commercialdiving #careertransition #veterans #oilandgas #podcast #realstories #offshorelife #militarytransition
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Episode 2 How i got into commercial diving
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