Kingsman Ben Shaun of 1 Lancs sounded optimistic about the future, but if you read his words carefully you will detect concerns shared by other British soldiers regarding what will happen when they leave.

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But read over these seemingly disconnected directories enough, and they become carefully composed relationship-builders.

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It's the oldest sales pitch in the book, but as every cynic knows, you have to read the small print carefully.

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Mr Enness acknowledged that not every single one of the 1, 000-strong service personnel would read the memo in a positive way, but stressed that it was worded carefully, and intended as a "wake-up" call.

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But my focus is on what we WANT and not on what we do not want so please carefully read those testimonials linked above.

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