The British Military is committed to Afghan till the end of 2014. They are also undergoing redundancies the final figure of 16,000 is yet to be confirmed. This will bring the Army down to 82,000 of which only a fraction will be Infantry battalions. The British Army will soon be in no fit state to carry out a state on state war such as an invasion of Iran. In fact the military will struggle to carry out the basics such as defence of the realm and defending our overseas interests. No Carriers no ability to fly planes off the new carriers when they get built. Not enough vessels to patrol our overseas interests. More Generals than tanks. More Admirals than ships.....you get the gist.