The Muster Point Podcast

In this reflective end-of-year episode, Stu and Steve look back on an incredible year at The Muster Point. They highlight the growth of the community, the impact of launching the podcast, and the vital role of support networks for veterans. From powerful moments of remembrance to events that brought people together, they share the stories that shaped 2025 — with plenty of laughter along the way.As they look ahead to the future, they celebrate the strength found in unity and encourage listeners to keep checking in on one another as the new year begins.

This week, The Muster Point lads are back with a proper sit-rep from the front line of veteran life.Stu and Steve pick up where they left off after the At Ease Festival, covering everything from Armed Forces T-Shirt Day, which raised over £10,000 for the Forces Employment Charity, to visits at Chicksands Intelligence Corps Museum, the Skill-at-Arms day in Sawbridgeworth, and updates from Stevenage Borough Council and the Hertfordshire Armed Forces Covenant Board.There’s news, banter, and a few hard truths — including stories of courage, scandal, and service. The team also share Remembrance reflections from the community, including the upcoming Guard of Honour, Remembrance Sunday, The Muster Point Ball, and the Christmas get-together at Toby Carvery.Expect laughs, honesty, and the usual squaddie sense of humour — as we remember those who served, celebrate those still standing, and take the mick out of each other along the way.🎧 Tune in, share it, and stand to attention — it’s time for The Muster Point Podcast.

Grenadier Guard. Afghan veteran. One-eyed wonder.In this explosive episode of The Muster Point Podcast: Beyond the Wire, Stu sits down with Alex Harrison, who survived being shot in the head during Herrick 6 and lived to tell the tale with raw honesty and brutal humour.From the parade square to Iraq and Kajaki, through the chaos of Mazdarak where his life changed forever, Alex shares the reality of combat, recovery, and the battles with booze, PTSD and identity that followed. We talk survivor’s guilt, the grind of mental health, the power of therapy, and how he rebuilt himself into a content creator, podcaster and stand-up comic.Alex will also be live at our Remembrance Ball this November with the Veterans Comedy Club, bringing that trademark squaddie banter to a night that mixes reflection with laughter.This one’s raw, graphic and darkly funny – exactly how veterans tell it. Brew in hand, buckle up: it’s a proper eye-opener.

Ordered to play rugby, three ruptured discs later – cheers for your service, off you pop. That’s how Dean, a former Royal Engineer, was medically launched into civvy street. But this sapper didn’t sulk. He went on to serve with the police, fight illness, harness his ADHD superpower and build SquaddieBox – a simple but game-changing solution giving homeless veterans and blue-light workers a secure postal address.Why does an address change everything? How do you get one set up in your town? And what happens when military humour meets hard reality?In this episode of The Muster Point Podcast: Beyond The Wire, Stu Mendelson sits down with Dean to unpack a story that mixes dark squaddie banter with a serious mission: tackling homelessness, restoring dignity, and proving that one grey box on a wall can change lives.

In this powerful episode of The Muster Point Podcast: Beyond the Wire, host Stu Mendelson sits down with Claire Lilly – veteran advocate, equestrian specialist with the Household Cavalry, and founder of the Forcer Protocol, a policing strategy now saving veteran lives across the UK.From the parade grounds of Knightsbridge to the painful realities of PTSD, addiction, and suicide, Claire shares her deeply personal journey alongside her late husband Alan, a Coldstream Guard. Together, they faced the hidden battles too many veterans endure – trauma, dishonourable discharge, prison, and loss.Out of tragedy came purpose: the Forcer Protocol, now embedded in police forces nationwide, ensuring missing veterans get trauma-informed responses and vital support.Expect raw honesty, hard truths, and a glimmer of hope – proving that even in the darkest hours, change is possible.