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Did you know... that Damien Thomlinson, an Australian commando who lost both legs in Afghanistan in 2009, is a rally car navigator, swimmer and para-snowboarder?

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This article looks pretty good. It would probably quality for GA class, but I don't think that it's sufficiently detailed to reach A class (for A class the article would need to cover his military career in much greater detail)

I think that it's unusual for Thomlinson to have completed ADFA but not subsequently become an officer (which requires passing a further, and apparently very challenging, course at Duntroon). Do we know anything about his early military service?
- He didn't - this was an error. Corrected. Hawkeye7 (talk) 06:05, 21 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
On that topic, while direct entry in the special forces is possible, most soldiers who later become commandos spend a period in a conventional army unit (typically one of the infantry battalions) before they attempt - and pass - the very challenging special forces selection course. Do we know which path Thomlinson took?
- Yes. There is something called the Special Forces Direct Recruitment Scheme which allows you to go straight into the commandos. Hawkeye7 (talk) 06:05, 21 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"with the elbow on his right arm coming out through a hole" - I'm not sure what the correct terminology is for a horrific injury such as this, but that doesn't sound right
You need to introduce Scott Palmer
"they look at permanent disability only after that disability has stabalised and his condition had not become stable until a month or so before then" - this is a bit awkward
The statement that "Thomlinson snowboarded prior to being wounded by the Taliban," isn't supported by the citation given. I didn't double check the other references. Nick-D (talk) 04:33, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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