Thomas Rathsack (born 1967), a former NCO (Non Commissioned Officer) in the royal Guards, joined the Danish special operation force, Jaegerkorpset, in 1990. He subsequently participated in a number of special operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.  In 2009 he wrote Jaeger — At War with the Elite, which became an enormous bestseller and sparked the biggest scandal within the Danish Defense Ministry in recent times. Rathsack has now embarked on a new career as lecturer and novelist.