The Baron of Castleshort Fake SAS Conman – In Ukraine ?

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The normally reasonably accurate website aangirfan.blogspot.co.uk posted this information (see screenshot below) .

The chap in the kilt on the RHS is a proven fraud which begs the question how accurate is the rest of the source article at the Sydney Morning Herald. It also calls into question the quality of any training that may or may not have been given in the Ukraine.

Also duped by “Baron” Shortt have been RTE and the Irish government.

The “Baron” was on Irish radio the other day, it was about a bodyguarding course he was running here and they did a bit on it, he seemed to indicate that he was an ex SAS guy and that he did various “undercover and security work” for the British government…other bit’s and bobs…felt kind of sorry for theyoung gullable men they talked to, taking the course for 2,7000 euro being ripped off by a fraud.

Shortt has now also been exposed by private eye.

Disturbingly his security company is being investigated for assaults on students at UCD.

RTE in the past have used him on the news as a strategic/military expert.

I also have it also on good record he advised the Irish govt after 9-11.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our…5.ece

A BOGUS SAS veteran was used to advise on Cabinet Office security, The Sun can reveal.

Dreamer James Shortt was allowed access to the highly sensitive government building by its protection chief, Brian Ware — a former cop.

Now Mr Ware has been suspended from his £30,000-a-year job and offered to quit.

Shortt — in his 50s — brags of having served with elite military units across the world.

He has been pictured wearing berets of the SAS and the Paras, although he has never belonged to either.

http://www.indymedia.ie

The Herald Reports – Trained by a baron and backed by Bambi, now West Papua ‘freedom fighter’ faces jail

James Shortt: Director-General of the International Law Enforcement Training Agency, which conducted the Ukrainian course.

James Shortt: Director-General of the International Law Enforcement Training Agency, which conducted the Ukrainian course.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au

The British Army Rumour Service have long since proven Jim Shortt to be a fraud reporting extensively.

https://www.arrse.co.uk/arrse_wiki/index.php?title=The_Baron_of_Castleshort&

Executive Summary

James Gerard Richard Shortt, born Purley, Surrey, in the southern suburbs of London, on 17 September 1953 passes himself off as an expert in bodyguarding, counter-terrorism and security by implying that he has served in, and been trained by, various units within the British Armed Forces. He has often been photographed wearing the insignia of the British Royal Marines, the Parachute Regiment and the Special Air Service Regiment whilst, in reality, he has never served as an operational member of any part of the British Army. He was enlisted as a recruit in the Territorial Army for less than six months, after falsely claiming to be an officer in the ACF, but did not undertake or pass basic training. He has not passed the British Army’s Basic Parachute Course and is not entitled to wear any British Army parachute wings badge. He was discharged from the Territorial Army Services No Longer Required.

He has not served on any operation as a member of the British Army or any other recognised regular national military force. He has not taken part in any military counter-terrorist operations. It is highly unlikely that he has taken part in any other counter-terrorist operations. He has not received any counter-terrorist training within the British Army. He is not, in fact, a trained soldier at all.

James Shortt was dropped as a consultant to ‘Eye Spy’ magazine when they discovered that he had not served in the SAS. [1]

James Shortt has never served as a member of any police force or other law enforcement agency in the United Kingdom or Irish Republic; and has not completed training as a police officer at any recognised police academy. He is not a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

He qualified as a nurse in the UK during the mid-to-late 1970s but his registration has lapsed. He has not passed any recognised paramedic training in the United Kingdom and is not entitled to call himself a ‘registered paramedic’ in the UK.

He appears to be reasonably proficient at martial arts (though this is debatable), but his ‘higher’ qualifications are self-awarded.

He does not possess any recognised title of nobility in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland. He has not been awarded any genuine Papal honours. He is not a member of any order of chivalry recognised within the state from which it is claimed it was conferred.

The medals that he wears on his fantasy uniforms – other than the bogus orders of chivalry – are an odd mixture of pre-Second World War European veterans’ awards – which he can’t possibly have qualified for, and modern commemorative medals which are widely sold on the Internet. All of the uniforms he wears are ‘self-awarded’.

Shortt, despite threats dating back over two years, has not issued any proceedings for defamation against Arrse or any other website or publication that has questioned his lies. He has simply made empty threats that he will do so. In fact, he has not been able to find a specialist defamation lawyer who would take on his case because he cannot afford to fund such a case and would certainly lose.

A Notice for Members of the IBA

Nobody doubts that members of the IBA across the board are entirely sincere in their desire to provide competent professional bodyguarding services. Nevertheless, they should understand that Jim Shortt has no operational experience as a soldier or law enforcement officer and that most of the qualifications and experience he claims to have are actually largely bogus. This must raise questions about whether Shortt is capable of providing the up-to-date, relevant bodyguard training that a professional bodyguard actually needs.

The reality is that whilst Shortt is associated with it, the IBA is a damaged brand. No matter what Shortt claims, he is not much more than an enthusiastic martial arts practitioner with delusions of grandeur. To find out what kind of man Jim Shortt actually is, read on.

Introduction

You really could not make this up. Even the most imaginative Hollywood writer would be hard-pressed to dream up a character like James Shortt: nurse, monk, soldier of fortune, author and colonel of his own private army – amongst (many) other things.

In years to come, when the dust has long died down, people will speak in hushed tones in darkened corners in awe of such jaw-dropping effrontery. These are truly the final days of a golden era of walting at World Class level. Never again will individuals be able to embark on a glittering non-career without intense scrutiny from within and without. The Visigoths are at the gates of Rome – and they’re ‘avin’ hoops for tea.

Here then is the story of the good Baron and the ‘usual mob that anonymously deal in malicious fictions after glorious military careers’. ‘Tis a yarn that will forever be told to wide-eyed children, drunkards and anyone else unfortunate to be within listening distance. Let us begin.

It was in the month of September 1953 that wise men in the East espied a bright star in the sky. They followed it to Purley in Surrey, where, in a small, semi-detached council house, they found a babe, wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger – idly polishing some nunchukas. They gave thanks to God and worshipped the infant, leaving him gifts of a stick-on Pancho Villa moustache, a sandy beret and an armful of Legion of Frontiersmen medals.

Now fast forward fifty-five years and that self-same rugrat is now Colonel, The Chevalier James Shortt, Baron of Castleshort. Impressive eh? Well let’s take a look at…

The Baron of Castleshort’s CV:

NATIONALITY: Joint British & Irish

PASSPORT: British & Irish

STATUS: Confidential

OCCUPATION: Director of Training & International Co-ordinator INTERNATIONAL BODYGUARD ASSOCIATION (founded 1957 In Paris)

EDUCATION:

• Reedham Park Preparatory – private school
• John Fisher School – Catholic public school
• St Joseph’s Seminary (1970-72) – priest training
• St Francis Friary (1972-1973) – monk
• St Bonaventure’s Monastery (1973-1974) – monk
• Croydon School of Nursing
• Mayday University Hospital (1974-1978)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• RGN (State Registered Nurse) [It's actually Registered General Nurse]
• REMT (Registered Emergency Medical Technician)
• FCCI (Fellow of the Faculty of Commerce & Industry)

However, it would appear that you can purchase this ‘Fellowship’ from here: Business Qualifications Worldwide

AWARDS:

• KtT (Knight of the Sovereign Military Order)
• KtSJ (Knight of the Order of St John)
• Cross of King Albert
• Cross of King Leopold
• European Combatants Cross (and countless other decorations & medals: for the Shortt-list please visit Shortt Skirts and Shiny Things)

Last Senior Rank: Colonel

MILITARY:

• Parachute & Ranger-qualified Cadet, 1st Cdt Bn Queen’s Regt (1969-1970)
• Instructor (at above)
• Badged Parachute Regiment (1976)
• Special Air Service Regt (SAS) (1980)
• Royal Marine Commando Forces – Consultant (1976-1982)
• Household Division Centralised Courses (1982-1987)
• Home Office (SRDB) Senior RSL (1988-current)
• USAFE Security Police – (EST) SWAT Instructor (1980-1981)
• Paracommando Regt – (Belgian MoD) (1982)
• Belgian Police Anti-Gang Unit (1983)
• Combat Training Team – Director Of Training (1976-current)
• Counter Terror Group (LETA) Chief Instructor (1977-current)
• Swedish MoD Anti-Spetznaz Group’s Instructor (1990)
• National Police Firearms Courses Lecturer (UK) (1987)
• NIFA Mujihadeen Instructor/Officer (Op Mistral 87/88) Khost (Afghanistan)
• Special Operations Group – Cameroon (1989)
• Jungle Interdiction Group Leader/Instructor – Papua New Guinea (1990)
• Legion of Frontiersmen Ceremonial Guard (1987-current)
• Ryazan Higher Airborne Forces School USSR (1989), visitor (i.e. Spetznaz – cynics might say he was their anti-Swedish Group instructor.)
• Senior Counter Terrorist Advisor – Estonian Government (current)
• Senior Advisor – Latvian Government Security Services (current)
• Senior Protection Officer (1978 – current) Royal, Presidential, Diplomatic

Still not enough? Thirsting for details? Visit: Shortt List

What’s Going On Here Then?

Let’s deconstruct this CV a bit.

Military Claims
The Early Years

Firstly: ‘Parachute & Ranger qualified Cadet 1st Cdt Bn Queens Regt’. The Army Cadet Force is a civilian youth organisation sponsored by the Army, and cadets aren’t soldiers. Adding cadet service to one’s military CV is a bit like David Beckham mentioning that he once turned out for Snodgrass Primary School under 9′s. Cadets can wear a badge indicating that they have done a recognised sport parachuting course, but it doesn’t make them ‘parachute qualified’. As for the ‘Ranger’ claim, someone who knows more about the ACF than I do may be able to comment, but the only ‘rangers’ the British Army has are members of the Royal Irish Regiment where it is the traditional title of a private soldier.

EDIT: Nowadays the ‘Ranger’ qualification is the unofficial nickname of the Senior Cadets Cadre. This is a course all Senior Cadets have to complete, usually at County/Battalion level, in order to gain their 3 Star Army Proficiency Certificate badge. The fact that this gentleman has used it to embellish his Military CV is quite hilarious!

The Truth Emerges

Shortt’s claims about his military career are deliberately designed to be confusing. On the CV which was, until recently, widely available from IBA affiliated websites on the internet, he makes the claim that he was: ‘Instructor (at above) (1976 – Badged Parachute Regiment – Special Air Service Regt (SAS) – 1980)’. This was designed to make it look as if he had progressed from training cadets, then joined the Paras and then the SAS. In reality, Shortt appears to have been an Adult Instructor (AI) with 144 Detachment ACF between 1976 and 1980.

https://www.arrse.co.uk/arrse_wiki/index.php?title=The_Baron_of_Castleshort&