If you’ve ever fumbled through Google at midnight trying to work out what support is out there for veterans, serving personnel or your squaddie other half, you’ll know it can feel like you’re trying to pick a lock with a soggy breadstick.
That’s where we comes in, not just as a resource, but as a community. Think top-of-the-range Swiss Army knife: polished, adaptable, and weirdly helpful in ways you didn’t even know you needed. Yes, even the hoof-pick thing.
We get it. Life in or after the military isn’t one straight march. It’s full of curveballs: navigating benefits, deciphering Civvy Street job jargon, supporting mates through dark patches, or just trying to get the kids to understand that “stand down” doesn’t mean “hide under a chair”. That’s where BehindTheHilt becomes more than just a support hub.
You’ll find signposts to real services that actually answer their phones. You’ll find people who’ve been there and don’t flinch when you say what’s really going on. And you’ll find laughs. Proper ones. Not the awkward grin you do when someone says “thank you for your service” and then asks if you’ve ever killed anyone.
Need help finding a grant for a new boiler before your toes snap off in winter? Richard’s your guy. Trying to understand your partner’s transition out of uniformed life? We’ve got you. Need a space to ask “Is it normal that I feel completely out of place at the school gates ?” without getting side-eyed? Absolutely.
But here’s the twist: BehindTheHilt serves up all that with a brand of humour that hits the sweet spot between Forces banter and actual human connection. It’s professional where it needs to be; talking about Self Assessments isn’t funny, but there’s no corporate waffle or jargon either. We speak human. Sometimes straight, often heartfelt, always honest, never judgemental.
The best part? Like the most tricked-out Swiss Army knife, we’ve got tools you might not use every day but are a godsend when needed. A quiet message at midnight that says “You alright, mate?”- because we know you had a row with the missius earlier. A post that reminds you you’re not alone in missing the madness of the block. A gentle nudge that says “Time to get those calls made” or “You’re doing better than you think.”
We’ve helped people with marketing events, run workshops on mental health, navigated tricky legal issues, and spotted that typo before you pressed “publish” on that marketing post. One guy even said we helped him explain his mental health to his teenage son in a way that finally clicked and I’ve lost count of the people who didn’t sleep in the spare room after a disagreement with a partner…
So if you’re wondering what we are; we’re the link in your chainmail, the virtual hot brew after a cold op, the hoof pick of the modern world. We’re the voice that says “pull up a sandbag” when you didn’t realise you needed to talk, and the one that quietly cheers when you take the next step forward.
BehindTheHilt isn’t just here for you. It gets you. And once you’re in, you’re never just another number. You’re part of something that’s sharp, strong, and yes, occasionally sarcastic, but always there when it counts.
Welcome aboard. Tools at the ready, who brought the bacon butties ?!
