THEY are the soldiers who risk their lives to save ours.
Now, the lengths that British Army soldiers go to has been revealed in a stunning set of photographs, showing soldiers crawling through mud, trekking through the waters of Brunei and even jumping out of planes.
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The photographs include the image of the Y company conducting jungle warfare training in Brunei, with soldiers needing to learn how to deal with the unique environment, as well as the heart-warming return home of the fighters.
The images of soldiers training for the worst were revealed in the Army Photographic Competition 2016.
From black and white images of the trenches to vivid jungle shots, the photographs show the varied terrain that soldiers must go through to serve their country.
The Y Company, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, conducting jungle warfare training in Brunei, learning to live, survive and fight in the unique training environmentCredit: PA:Press Association
the TIGERS Freefall Parachute Display Team from the 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (1 PWRR) send a Birthday message to the Queen from 8,000 feet above Paderborn in GermanyCredit: PA:Press Association
Sapper Anthony Gaunt of 299 Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers tackling a wet and muddy course during a practice session before the Army Moto X championshipsCredit: PA:Press Association
Cpl Timothy Jones is pictured crawling through the mud as the intensive army training is exposed in a series of photographsCredit: PA:Press Association
British, Lithuanian and Canadian troops rehearsing joint operations on NATO's ExerciseCredit: PA:Press Association
A contestant during the 3 Rifles Inter Company Boxing Tournament 2015Credit: PA:Press Association
This image, entitled TOSH QGM was taken by Cadet LCpl Jozef Gwizdala and won the Amateur Portrait award in the Army Photographic Competition 2016Credit: PA:Press Association
Bombardier Murray Kerr RA can be seen standing to attention with strict army lines behind himCredit: PA:Press Association
This photograph, entitled 'The Climb' was taken by Captain Ben NorfieldCredit: PA:Press Association
The Y company can be seen in Brunei, training in the varied terrain. This soldier can be seen bent over his gear, cleaning it out as part of his trainingCredit: PA:Press Association
Sergeant Rupert Frere RLC captured this image of soldiers suiting up into their formal RedcoatsCredit: PA:Press Association
This photograph is named the Black Sun, by Bombardier Murray Kerr RA, with the image recognised in the 2016 competitionCredit: PA:Press Association
Corporal Sean Neill, from Kilmarnock, kissing his daughter Madison in the streets of Glasgow after the 400 strong Homecoming ParadeCredit: PA:Press Association
Ready to go, by Sergeant Rupert Frere RLC, which is part of the group of images which won the Professional Story award in the Army Photographic Competition 2016Credit: PA:Press Association
The female Army boxing team practice at The Right Stuff boxing gym in Stafford, with Cpl Timothy Jones capturing the trainingCredit: PA:Press Association
Soldiers receive a briefing in this image, with Sergeant Rupert Frere RLC's photograph just one of many recognised in the Army Photographic CompetitionCredit: PA:Press Association
A soldier can be seen standing to attention in his Redcoat, with the stunning image just one of the many released by the Ministry of DefenceCredit: PA:Press Association
The extensive training regimes that soldiers must go through have been revealed, with this photograph entitled 'Right Hook'Credit: PA:Press Association
Nightlife in Otterburn, by Cpl Timothy Jones, shows the heavy artillery that British Army soldiers must useCredit: PA:Press Association
Bombardier Murray Kerr RA captured this image of a soldier contemplating stair rungs with the photograph released by the Ministry of DefenceCredit: PA:Press Association
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