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OPERATION FORTITUDE:

PERFECT FUEL FOR AFOS

Pete Flint explains how a special forces course alerted him to the

importance of nutrution – and how this is now benefiting AFOs

In 2018 while with the Met I was on how things could move forward, finding a suitable subject matter expert,
fortunate enough to attend a human but when something comes along and it was clear Jordan Higgins was
performance course hosted by and run that seems to be all pros and no cons, the best fit; his credentials with UKSF,
for UK Special Forces (UKSF). I believe we need to be the agile Team GB and Premiership Rugby
To say the content was an eye opener workforce and jump on it; however, Teams meant I knew he would get
was a massive understatement; I came it was all a bit ‘couch potato’ and for buy-in from the command.
back excited and wanting to take the every solution someone would try and I brought Jordan in, showing him
best bits, adapt them for the purposes find a problem. how we operate, introducing him
of delivering to armed police and get to ARVs and CTSFOs before then
the ball rolling straight away, as I felt Canteen culture driving him to MPSTC where that
my colleagues just had to hear the Eventually a project named Op Milo same day he saw the two training
content, let alone see it in action. was formed and, having a nutritional courses (ARV and CTSFO) and then
What then followed was a bit of a qualification, I was put in charge of got a “treat” when I took him to the
frustrating period. People had ideas that element. I immediately set about canteen – his face said it all!

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