Founded by mates, Young Veterans is an active, connected community bound by sacrifice.
Below are our co-founder’s who originally set up Young Veterans:
Chris May
SERVICE DETAILS:
RANK: Corporal
SERVICE: Australian Regular Army
CORPS: Royal Australian Armoured Corps
PERIOD: April 2007 – 2017
OCCUPATION: Crewman Commander ASLAV
UNIT: 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment
B Squadron 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment
Australia’s Federation Guard
Australian Defence Force Academy
DEPLOYMENTS: AFGHANISTAN
Mentoring & Reconstruction Task Force 2(MRTF-2), 2009-10
Mentoring Task Force 3 (MTF-3), 2011-12
Sven Thompson
SERVICE DETAILS:
RANK: Corporal
SERVICE: Australian Regular Army
CORPS: Royal Australian Armoured Corps
PERIOD: December 00 – Current
OCCUPATION: Crewman Commander ASLAV
UNITS: 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry)
School of Armour, Cavalry Troop.
2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry)
School of Armour , Driving and Servicing wing
DEPLOYMENTS: Iraq, Baghdad Security detachment 11 (SECDET)
Op RELEX (Border patrol) 2003
Scott May
SERVICE DETAILS:
RANK: Lance Corporal
SERVICE: Australian Regular Army
CORPS: Royal Australian Armoured Corps
PERIOD: November 2005 – November 2009
OCCUPATION: Crewman Gunner ASLAV
UNIT: 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment
DEPLOYMENTS: IRAQ
Security Detachment 11 (SECDET 11) 2007
AFGHANISTAN
Reconstruction Task Force 4(RTF-4) 2008
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