Richie Bartle: Special Forces selection, death in training & touring Afghanistan

Richie Bartle: Special Forces selection, death in training & touring Afghanistan

By Jim Hamilton

Richie Bartle is a former member of the UK Special Forces (SBS) and now co-founder of East Chase Distillers in Kenilworth. We discuss the ruthless selection process to get into the Special Forces in the first place, seeing a man die in training, night raids in the mountain strongholds of Afghanistan, whether it was all worth it after the political decision taken to pull out of the country, why he left the military, how he's ended up getting into the gin business and much more...

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