British Army reservists train for machine gun role on the frontline on two-week deployment
We spend time with reservist soldiers training to become qualified gunners – but for some of the troops, it comes at a cost
James Wharton is the North of England reporter at BFBS Forces News and a former soldier in the British Army. A veteran of Iraq, he served both operationally and ceremonially during a ten-year career in the Household Cavalry. After leaving the military, he retrained at the BFBS Academy before earning a degree from the University of Warwick.
