2 (South East) Brigade is the Regional formation of the Army in the South East of England, part of the 4th Division.

With its headquarters in Shorncliffe, the Brigade commands and administers around 5,500 soldiers throughout Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, as well as Brunei.

Recent operational deployments for 2 (South East) Brigade units have been no different to those in the rest of the  Army, with soldiers having served in the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan.

In recent years the British Army has been involved in a number of major operations as a force for good in the world. It has helped to build a safer world in the Balkans, the Gulf, East Timor and most recently Iraq and Afghanistan. The last few years have been the busiest time in the Army for the last 40 years, with the Army working closely with the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. Many troops are also deployed as part of multi-national forces in the Balkans, Afghanistan, Sierra Leone and with the UN in Cyprus.

The Army also has garrison forces in Brunei, Cyprus, Germany, Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands. Recent operations have shown us that Britain still needs forces that can operate effectively on the ground, whether to enforce and keep the peace or to take and hold territory. Now, more than ever, there is the need to have forces which are deployable and mobile, but that have sufficient protection and firepower for high-intensity conflict. The British Army is one of the few armies capable of operating at all these different levels, from helping civilian communities to peace-keeping and to warfighting.

In order to operate successfully, the Army comprises of two integrated elements: the Regular Army (full-time soldiers) and the Territorial Army (part-time soldiers). Both full and part time parts of the Army offer literally  hundreds of career opportunities including Combat, Engineering, Human Resources, Administration, Finance, Medicine, IT and Logistics to name but a few.