Mark Direen - The SAS, Resilience and Experience | OTM #011
Mark Direen is a former member of the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) who served for 20 years in the Australian Army.Mark enlisted in the Australian Army in 1993. After completing infantry training, he was posted to 1 RAR. While serving as an infantry sniper, he completed the demanding SASR selection process in 1997. Mark deployed on operations, including: security operations during the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, East Timor and five deployments to Afghanistan.In 2007, while serving in Afghanistan, Mark was seriously wounded by an improvised explosive device (IED). Despite his injuries, he…
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