Pensive

Visited HMS Dragon in Liverpool, the first time I ever set foot on a war ship. It was impressive but eerie at the same time. Its a new ship and has never seen 'action', but will go to the middle east later this year.

A difficult choice for blips today but I took lots of pictures of this young female soldier, looking pensive, with machine gun round her shoulder and anti-aircraft missile launchers behind her.

I was wondering what made her join up, whether she will ever go to war and whether she was happy with her choice of job. I know we live in a age of equality but I cannot help wondering what makes women want to join the marines and how many will stick with it and have a fulfilled career.