Seveci Navelinikoro joined the British Army as a Commonwealth soldier from Fiji in 2003. It was whilst conducting a clearance mission that his vehicle hit an IED. The blast catapulted him out of his chair and on top of the vehicle. This resulted in Navelinikoro to develop MTBI, loss of hearing in the right ear and extensive nerve damage to his lower back, left hip, knee and ankle. At school he had played standing volleyball occasionally, it was the first Invictus Games training camp that he fell in love with the sport and later qualified to represent the British Armed Forces at the games.