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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/combat-barbie-set-for-afghan-trip.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Corporal Katrina Hodge, a former Miss England dubbed Combat Barbie, now faces deployment to Afghanistan" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-combat-barbie-set-for-afghan-trip.jpg" alt="Corporal Katrina Hodge, a former Miss England dubbed Combat Barbie, now faces deployment to Afghanistan"/></a></p>
<p>A former Miss England, dubbed Combat Barbie, faces deployment to Afghanistan after she returned to the Army following her stint as a beauty queen.</p>
<p>Corporal Katrina Hodge swapped active service for the glitz and glamour of the catwalk when she took the title last January.</p>
<p>But she has since handed over her crown and is back on exercise in Army fatigues, preparing for a possible tour of the war-torn country as early as next year.</p>
<p>The married soldier, decorated for her bravery in Basra, insists she is glad to be back in the forces and ready to take on the challenge.</p>
<p>&#8220;At the end of the day, it&#8217;s my job,&#8221; she said. &#8220;If that&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve got to do, then that&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve got to do.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s hard to be excited about going to Afghanistan but it&#8217;s the reality of our job. Our job is be out there, protecting our country.&#8221;</p>
<p>Corporal Hodge, 24, tied the knot with husband Neil &#8211; a soldier whose surname cannot be disclosed for security reasons &#8211; in a secret ceremony in Sri Lanka in June.</p>
<p>Three months later, when her spell as Miss England came to an end, she joined a new regiment and was thrown back into Army life.</p>
<p>This involved a month on exercise and tough training to get her up to speed.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not going to lie, it was hard to come back,&#8221; she said.</p>
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