Ex-Army sapper Martin Douglas has told how his life was turned around after he posted a chance question on Facebook.
Martin, 35, from Oxclose, Washington, struggled to adapt to civilian life after 22 years as a Royal Engineer, and worked in a call centre and in motor manufacturing before he asked the question on social media that led to a job he enjoys. Martin was contacted by Manchester-based charity Veterans into Logistics, and says the rest is history.
And now the organisation that has helped Martin and 300 other veterans into jobs is launching a North East base in Sunderland with the aim of helping as many ex-military servicemen and women into well-paid HGV jobs as it can. The Sunderland arm of Veterans into Logistics will be headed by former trade union official and activist Alec McFadden, who said he became intrigued by the organisation when he heard about the plight of ex-service personal. many of who struggled to adapt to civilian life after leaving the armed forces.
