Mike McWilliams worked in the Renewable Energy and Climate Change field and writes extensively on political and industrial matters. He has been a television cameraman and the owner of a design consultancy. He did military service in 1970, starting as an infantryman at 6 South African Infantry but immediately volunteered to train as a Paratrooper at 1 Parachute Battalion in Bloemfontein. After living a few years in Rhodesia, he returned to South Africa. He served in 1, 2 and 3 Parachute Battalions, completing many three-month stints as a member of Fire Force in Owamboland, South West Africa unt...