Cpl Tony Shanly (1 Mercian)
I don’t really know what to expect as it’s my first time in Afghanistan. All the drills and exercises have shown that it’s going to be a different type of conflict to those in the past and I feel well-prepared. Also, I am very happy with the issued kit. There are still things we are going to receive which are theatre-specific but I have no problems yet.


We asked troops from 4 Brigade how their pre-deployment training had gone and for their thoughts on the influx of new kit 

