Personal Life and National Service
Jordan is the father of two daughters, Helen Melissa Yvonne Turner and Alexandra Katherine Louise Noel. Military Service: Captain Intelligence Corps (V) (Staff Deputy Chief Scientist (Army) UK (1971–75), Attached NBC Officer Region 1 US Mobilization Designee, DEA Officers' Course and UK Police Narcotics Squad Training (1973–78), 23 Special Air Service (1975–79) (Commanding Officer Rory Walker (1975-1978)),(Commanding Officer Tony Hunter-Choat(1978-1979)), (Director SAS Group, Brigadier Johnny Watts (1975-1979)), RARO SAS (1979–97).
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