• In my teens, I joined the Parachute Regiment. I jumped out of lots of airplanes, as much as the Government budget would allow us to. I did two active tours of duty: Northern Ireland, and then the Falklands war.

    Mark Burnett: In my teens, I joined the Parachute Regiment. I jumped out of lots of airplanes, as much as the Government budget would allow us to. I did two active tours of duty: Northern Ireland, and then the Falklands war.
    "Mark Burnett Started His Career Jumping Out Of Airplanes And Transporting Prisoners On Ships" by Stephen Chao, www.businessinsider.com. April 21, 2011.