Dan Tasker wants to make his son proud. An injury to his wrist led to him being medically discharged from the Royal Air Force - a job and a lifestyle that he loved – and at his lowest point, he only saw himself as a broken man. But the Invictus programme changed things around and introduced him to new friends, new sports, and a new way of living. As he tells Forces Sport, he’s ready to compete and show his family how far he has come.

A technical glitch led to Sherry McBain’s application to compete at the Invictus Games successfully going through – so it was clearly written in the stars that this RAF Squadron Leader nurse should be on the bus for The Hague 2022. Speaking to Forces Sport’s Cath Brazier Sherry describes how she was at rock bottom and was diagnosed with PTSD – but she says her Invictus family have been a huge cog in her recovery journey, and she truly believes that she would have been medically discharged without them. 

Stephen Rice’s story isn’t an unfamiliar one – formerly a captain in the British Army, he suffers from PTSD following his experiences in Afghanistan in 2010. This year, he will be competing at the Invictus Games in The Hague, and he tells Forces Sport how far he’s come in his recovery and how sport has played an integral cog in that journey.  

Sarah Bonar was identified as a talented athlete as a youngster, but she says she’s found her true home in rugby. Talking to Forces Sport presenters Cath Brazier and Julian Evans, the sunny Scotswoman chats about the World Cup, the Six Nations and facing her teammates in the inter services – her delight at being a crucial second row for Scotland, Quins and the Royal Air Force is very clear to see!

Rachel Williamson was named as the first female captain of Invictus Team UK in October 2019. 30 months on, it’s likely she’ll also hold the accolade of longest serving captain, after The Hague 2020 Games were postponed twice due to the COVID pandemic. But they are finally happening, and Rachel talks to Cath and Jules about the long wait, the challenges of leading a team in lockdown and her relationship with sport, prior and post injury.

Army jockey Nathan Rahman is a leading light in the world of military horse racing. Ahead of this year’s Grand Military Gold Cup, always held at Sandown, Nathan discusses his years of experience with Cath and Jules, as well as injuries and recovery. It’s clear his love for the sport drives him on, to succeed on the racetrack, in his Army career and in family life too. 

Army shooting star Sam Gowin is the guest on Forces Sport this week as he talks to Cath and Jules about being a Commonwealth Games medal winner and how he has his sights set on competing for Great Britain at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Sam competes in the rapid-fire pistol event and he gives an amazing insight in the mental skills needed to compete at the top level and how he’s been honing them over the years. 

Ping-pong playing padre Nicola Frail is our guest on Forces Sport this week as she talks about the power of table tennis in the military. Cath Brazier and Julian Evans caught up with her at the Army’s Championships in Aldershot where she talks about combining sport with her job as a minister, the physical and mental health benefits of playing table tennis and how competitive she really is! 

Jamie Miller is the captain of the Army Rugby team, and he juggles that role with being a full time Apache pilot. The men in red will look to defend their inter services title this spring including the showdown against the Royal Navy at Twickenham. On Forces Sport this week, Jamie talks to Cath and Jules about his early days as a professional rugby player, his career switch to the military, and leadership - something he says is learned not natural.

Roger Cruikshank and Nathan Jones both competed for the Royal Air Force alpine team when the inter services snow sports championships first came to Meribel. Now, sixteen years later, they are part of the coaching set up for the RAF team, and in 2022 they enjoyed success with the light blue ladies winning the alpine competition and the men coming second. Both have had very varied lives, both on and off their skis, including Roger’s appearance for Team GB at the Winter Olympics in Turin in 2006.