Soldier's remarkable turnaround from prison to emergency service |
Sixteen years ago, Michael Bulmer walked out of prison with little idea of what he was going to do next.
Within days he had lost his Army career, attempted to take his own life and would go on to spend months living in a caravan and sofa surfing.
Today, his life could hardly look more different.
Mr Bulmer, 35 and living in North Walsham, now works as an emergency medical technician (EMT).
When in the army reserve, he was sent to Wales to support the ambulance service (Image: Supplied)
His journey from custody to the ambulance service is the subject of his 181-page memoir, Inside to Front Line, published on October 19.
But it began with a decision he readily admits could have killed three people.
In 2010, Mr Bulmer was jailed for dangerous driving after crashing on the B1150 between North Walsham and Norwich.
He had been on leave from the army and was driving his brother and his brother's then-girlfriend to Norwich when he decided to overtake a lorry despite his sibling warning him against it.
Faced with an oncoming........