Sylwester Winiarski was a member of the Polish Airborne and Air Assault forces and a member of their emergency rescue team and recce platoon. He has worked as a civilian paramedic in Kandahar for the UN and has most recently been involved with training Ukrainians in PFC and Chemical weapons medical procedures. He is an author and advocate of promoting mental health awareness, where he works with others providing counselling services for PTSD.