During this time he worked in several covert operations, as well as some overt ones. McNab served in his position with B Squadron on the Air Troop of SAS for 10 years. It was there that he served with Charles Bruce QGM a man McNab calls one of his heroes. He failed testing yet again but managed to pass in 1984. Having served as a Royal Green Jackets member for eight years, McNab was selected for SAS in 1982.

Nevertheless, this success is what helped him earn a promotion and be awarded with a Military Medal. It was during his stay in Armagh that he was forced to take the life of another just to stay alive, although some reports claim the man was only wounded after being shot by McNab and that he had died from being shot again later that same day. By 1979 he was promoted to the position of Lance Corporal.

McNab was stationed in South Armagh of Northern Ireland during the years 1977 to 1978. Although once a criminal, he became a key member of the military. The army career of Andy McNab seemed to overshadow all of his past failures in life. Nevertheless, he managed to become an enlisted member of the proud Royal Green Jackets by the tender age of sixteen. McNab failed the entry test for joining the British Army as a pilot. Soon, McNab turned to a life of petty crime, performing several burglaries, and was finally arrested for one of his crimes in 1976.īeing arrested must have given McNab time to reflect over his life, because it was after that time that he decided to start a military career. He worked odd jobs, usually for people he knew, switching occupations often. McNab became a high school drop-out, never having performed particularly well in school. This beginning seemed to have a very negative impact on his life. Andy McNab, born December 28, 1959, was left on steps of a hospital in Southwark, London, cradled in a shopping bag from Harrods. It is sad when young mothers abandon their newborns, but amazing what great people they can become.

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