Important Dates in the Life of Andy McNab
| When | Where | What |
| Dec., 1959 | London | Andy McNab born, abandoned, adopted |
| 1959-1969 | Herne Bay, Catford, Bermondsey | Early childhood, spent one year with an aunt in Catford |
| 1968 | Warehouse in Peckham | 8-year-old Andy McNab witnesses a friend’s death |
| 1967-1976 | Peckham | Young Andy McNab grows up in the housing estates, dresses like a prick |
| 1975 | Brixton | Drops out of school at 15 to work for haulage firm |
| Dec.,1975 | Catford | Andy McNab works at (gasp!) McDonald’s |
| Dec.,1975 | Dulwich | Andy McNab and friends caught burglarizing a flat |
| Summer,1976 | Army Recruiting office,London | Andy McNab enlists in Royal Green Jackets |
| Sep.,1976 | Kent (Shornecliffe) | Andy McNab,16, arrives at Infantry Junior Leader’s battallion |
| Sep., 1976-May,1977 | Folkestone West (Shornecliffe) | McNab completes basic training and boxes for Army team |
| May-June,1977 | Winchester | Rifle Depot, Light Division Drill |
| July,1977 | Gibraltar | Andy McNab’s first posting with 2RGJ |
| Dec.,1977-Jun.,1978 | South Armagh, Northern Ireland | McNab’s first six-month tour of duty with 2RGJ |
| Mar. 4, 1978 | Crossmaglen | McNab is covering VCP when Nicholas Smith is killed by bomb |
| Late 1978 | Tidworth | Andy McNab,18, marries first wife, Christine |
| Dec.,1978-Jun.,1979 | South Armagh, Northern Ireland | Second NI tour, rank of Lance Corporal |
| Jun. 9, 1979 | Keady, South Armagh | McNab, 19, kills Peadar McElvenna in firefight with PIRA |
| Summer, 1979 | Tidworth? | NCO’s Cadre, promoted and became youngest Infantry Corporal at 19 |
| Sep.,1980 | Tidworth | Christine and AM separate and subsequently divorce |
| Late 1980 | RAF Wroughton near Swindon | Met Debbie at a NAAFI disco |
| Late 1980-1982 | Winchester | Posted to Rifle Depot for 2- yr. stint as a training corporal |
| Aug.,1982 | Winchester | McNab, now a corporal, marries Debbie |
| 1982-1983 | Minden, Germany | During this time McNab decides to try for SAS |
| Jul.,1983 | Stirling Lines, Hereford | McNab fails his first attempt at Selection |
| Jan.,1984 | Stirling Lines, Hereford | McNab completes the Endurance phase and passes Selection |
| Feb.-Mar.,1984 | Stirling Lines, Hereford | Continuation training in preparation for Jungle phase |
| Mar.,1984 | Brunei | Jungle Phase of Selection |
| Mar.,1984 | Hong Kong | McNab buys his first bone shirt |
| Mar.-Apr.,1984 | South Wales? | Escape & Evasion training |
| Jun.,1984 | Stirling Lines, Hereford | BADGED! |
| 1984-1985? | Belfast, Londonderry, and vicinity | Back in NI, this time with B Sqadron 22 SAS |
| 1985? | Hereford | McNab divorces Debbie |
| ?1986 | Belize | Stationed near Belize City with “F-Troop” |
| 1986 | Botswana and the Okavango | Training and patrolling in Africa |
| 1987-1988 | Northern Ireland | Operated in conjunction with 14 Int (the Det) |
| Feb. 24,1987 | Hereford | McNab’s daughter is born |
| 1987? | Hereford? | McNab marries third wife |
| 1989? | Hereford? | McNab divorces third wife |
| 1988-1989? | Somewhere in South America | McNab and SAS on covert drug-interdiction ops |
| 1990? | Hereford? | McNab marries fourth wife |
| Jan.,1991 | Iraq | McNab leads Bravo Two Zero patrol into Iraq |
| 1991-Feb., 1993 | Unknown | McNab works with Revolutionary Warfare Wing |
| Feb., 1993 | Hereford | McNab leaves the SAS and retires from the Army |
| Oct., 1993 | Worldwide | Bravo Two Zero published…And I think you know the rest! |
