NaB, sorry, i wasn't clear - i meant using the embarked helicopters as the aircraft handling practice. with the end of A'stan in 2014, there'll be lots more helicopters to go around - as well as the move of Merlin HC into the CHF. i can't see any future government being too keen of involving themselves in long term, large-scale ground operations in countries they can't spell...
uppity wog-bashing from beyond the horizon, yes - 4 Mech Bde to Somalia, no.