Rank and file soldiers have been talking about their unease at the prospect of being deployed to Afghanistan later this year.
Members of the unofficial but popular Army Rumour Service website have been responding to the announcement an extra 3,300 British soldiers are being sent to help with Nato's International Security Assistance Force [Isaf] peace-keeping duties.
One soldier has a specific message for Defence Secretary John Reid.
"If I have to bull [polish] my boots and carry any mates off the back of a[n RAF] herc[ules] Mr Reid needs to know that I will hold him personally responsible," he writes.
"If it's me being carried then I will have left explicit instructions and half of my life insurance to someone who will avenge me."
The thing that interest's me is my newphew is going my sister is worried but he say's that's what he's trained for at least he did nt go to iraq and bush,blair's illigel war but good luck to him hope he keep's his head down.