Hot spots of interest to the British Army?

Question

I am due to start basic training in a week, and provided all goes well, I am looking at being deployed to my first unit in around a years time. It would appear that we (the British Army) are slowly being withdrawn from Iraq, so I was wondering what future hot spots are likely to see the British Army deployed on a similar scale to Iraq/Afghanistan?

Answer 1

If we are very, very lucky there might be a military coup somewhere nice for a change. Like Tahiti or the Maldives.

I was talking to an Australian soldier who had just got back from peace keeping in Papua New Guinea. He hated it and his main reason was that the hotel they stayed in wasn't very nice!!!

I recommended the Chateaux Red Hot Fricking Tent in Helmand Province, or the Royal Bombed Out Baath Party HQ in Basra (the only stars that place had came out at night)

Answer 2

Iraq may be winding down,but as you mention, afghanistan is still an ongoing major deployment. Expect to be there a good few more years to come.

Then theres our ongoing minor deployments -

Kenya, Germany, Canada, Brunei, Belize, Sierra leonne, Gibralter, Falklands, Cyprus, Kosovo.

Who's to know where our next major deployment will go, maybe Iran? You can be assured it will be somewhere, the world is a fcked up place in need of brit power atm.

Answer 3

The British army is based all over the world maintain what's left of the empire, supervising the growth of democracy,  supervising the distribution of aid, keeping peace and participating with NATO.

Here is a list of major 'intense deployments':

Afghanistan

Iraq

Kosovo

Here is a list of minor 'Low-intensity operations':

Cyprus

Falkland Islands

Gibraltar

Rest of the middle east

Sierra Leone

Permanent over seas postings are:

Belize

Brunei

Canada

Germany

Kenya

Northern Ireland and Ireland

Answer 4

Obviously, no one can go into specifics but Afghanistan, Georgia possibly,Germany is a common deployment,Bosnia. You don't all ways get deployed in an Active Theater, you can be deployed for peace keeping and humanitarian duties. Germany is another common posting but its mostly just training.