Great Scot Duncan comes up with goods for squaddies

Duncan, who is based at RAF Leeming, also hopes his Squaddie Bar will raise cash for the Afghan Heroes' charity.

"I was trying to come up with some fund-raising ideas and wanted something that was a bit different. Everyone is fed up with parachute jumps and other sponsored events," explains Duncan, 45, from Ayrshire.

"Then I was in the NAAFI one day and saw the guys munching away on chocolate bars and I thought it would be a good idea to come up with my own snack bar named after them."

So Duncan set about creating his oat cereal 'flapjack' bar, which comes in either chocolate or yoghurt flavours.

"I'm a Scot who likes his porridge oats, so I thought, how could I develop that to make a tasty bar that is a bit healthier than the normal chocolate bars we eat?

"And it raises cash to help injured colleagues."

Duncan's idea was developed by Focused Nutrition Ltd in Stocport

And the firm pledges a 15 per cent of the profits donation to Afghan Heroes, from every bar sold.

Duncan said: "I'd love to see shops and canteens across the country – as well as vending machines – stocking the Squaddie Bar.

"I'd be happy to deal with any enquiries by email at [email protected]"

He had already been in contect with the Ministry of Defence about stocking the Squaddie Bar on barracks across the country but really wants to see them made available to everyone.

"They seem to go down well with the guys, but with having a pretty full-on job myself, it is difficult to find the time to market them properly.

Duncan is currently an MPGS platoon commander at RAF Leeming, in North Yorkshire.

The MPGS controls entry and exit to key military sites, as well as providing perimeter security.

Duncan has been in the MPGS since 2000. Before that he was a prison officer for five years, working at Peterhead and Penninghame jails.

And prior to that, after leaving Carrick Academy, Duncan was in the RAF for eight years.

Afghan Heroes is perhaps not as well known as Help for Heroes but Duncan says it's an equally good cause.

"Afghan Heroes was formed by wives and partners of soldiers killed in Afghanistan and it provides a wide range of support services at grass-roots level.

"Help for Heroes is a great cause, too, but I wanted to do something which is helping individuals as well. They also send things out to the troops in Afghanisan."

Duncan says if they prove successful, he will aim to add new flavours to his Squaddie Barr.

To find out more about the Afghan Heroes charity, visit www.afghanheroes.org.uk