Kevin Godlington
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| Kevin Godlington | |
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| 1975 | |
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| Place of birth | England |
| Allegiance | British Army |
| Years of service | 11 |
| Unit | 21 SAS, 5 Airborne Brigade |
| Other work | Appears on the show Fox News Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld on Fox News www.foxnews.com/redeye Charity: www.kevingodlington.com, adventure centres www.treejumpers.com |
Kevin Godlington (born 1975) is a British military veteran, businessman, and an American television personality.
Godlington grew up in Lancashire, England in children's homes. He joined 9 PARA Sqn RE with no qualifications, after a spell on the streets and becoming involved with juvenile crime. During service with 5 Airborne Brigade, Godlington was part of the first deployment to the Rwandan emergency and two tours in the Balkans
After many years in the reserves and regular Army, Godlington finished his service with 21 SAS (R) United Kingdom Special Forces. After a spell messing around flying helicopters, he settled down to build his business. He was soon given the Shell Livewire Award and developed a solid business base in outdoor activities and adventure centres.
Treejumpers [1], his main company, was formed by redeveloping two existing outdoor companies. It operates from England, covering seven centres (currently only two of which are in an operational state), with six more scheduled to open over the coming 18 months. The company now employs over 40 full- and part-time staff and facilitates activity holidays for 60,000 children from its multi-million-dollar centres each year. Further reading on Godlington shows he has trekked in the Himalayas and climbed some of the peaks in the Khumbu region. He is listed as being a diver on PADI and BSAC websites holding instructor qualifications. He holds pilots licenses for helicopters and an AFF in parachuting. He recently went back to school and sat A levels in mathematics, physics and chemistry gaining 4 A grades and is studying an Open University degree in Child Psychology (Info-ed resource) Godlington was given a police commendation in 2004 after attending a multiple fatality road traffic collision, cited as 'invaluable assistance and service to the emergency services' (kentpolice.org)
Charity work plays a huge part in Godlingtons work load, he is involved with two of his own Treejumpers Development Trust for underprivledged children and KevinGodlington.com a charity that raises funds doing television auctions on Fox news and selling branded 'Charitable Demon' clothing at Godlingtons online store for disabled services veterans in the United Kingdom and United States.
Godlington also runs a property company. He also appears on numerous television shows, and is a regular on Fox News Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld on Fox News Channel.
