In 2010 Dean Bousfield was shot in the head by a sniper during a routine parol in Afghanistan. The bullet went straight through his helmet passing through the brain exiting above his right ear. Waking up 4 weeks later, Bousfield was paralysed and Doctors told him he would never walk again. Since being medically discharged, he has pushed himself to the limits competing professionally for Doncaster Athletics, leading Bousfield to be selected for the British Armed Forces Athletics team.