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Under the surface: Soldier explains his role as a diver with the Royal Engineers

Watch: Find out what's it like being a Royal Engineers diver

There are many specialised trades in the Royal Engineers including bomb disposal, armoured engineer, parachute engineer and Commando engineer to name just a few.

BFBS Forces News caught up with Lance Corporal Jack Hayden, of 21 Engineer Regiment, a combat engineer who has passed the All Arms Commando Course, who "jumped at the first opportunity" to be a Royal Engineers diver.

In the video above he gives an in-depth description of the role and his life in the Army.

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