{"id":2531,"date":"2013-11-29T10:42:20","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T10:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2531"},"modified":"2013-11-29T10:42:20","modified_gmt":"2013-11-29T10:42:20","slug":"former-soldier-benefits-from-help-for-heroes-business-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/former-soldier-benefits-from-help-for-heroes-business-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Former soldier benefits from Help for Heroes business scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"
A former soldier has become the first man to benefit from a brand new Help for Heroes scheme that sets ex-military personnel up with business mentors.<\/p>\n
Paul Wakeham, 49, has knee and back injuries as well as post-traumatic stress disorder following three tours of Bosnia, reports the Northern Echo.<\/p>\n
But he has been successfully matched with a mentor at the charity's Phoenix House Recovery Centre in Catterick Garrison.<\/p>\n
Craig Pease, a project manager, has been assigned to look after Mr Wakeham for the next year and support him as he completes the Pathfinder course.<\/p>\n
"It's uplifted me and made me more positive. I want to find a job. Before the army, I did roof tiling, painting and decorating. It's uplifted me and made me more positive," Mr Wakeham explained.<\/p>\n
He added that he felt angry for a while after leaving the army, but thanks to Phoenix House he now has structure in his life once again and has regained a sense of belonging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A business plan designed to help soldiers is being utilised by one man in North Yorkshire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n