Thousands seeking to join, propelled by high unemployment in former colony
Sixty years after their grandfathers fought with Allied forces during the second world war, Fijians are again flocking to join the British army.
High unemployment and historical ties with Britain - the former colonial power - are propelling thousands of young Fijian men to leave their tropical island home and become soldiers.
There have been so many applications that the army has recently set up a special selection team, which now visits the South Pacific nation twice a year to sign up recruits.
Although Fiji is one of the Commonwealth's smallest countries and has a population of less than 800,000, more than 10,000 hopefuls have applied to take up service in the past three years.
Of those, 2,000 passed a rigorous recruitment procedure and are now serving with several British units, including the Prince of Wales' Royal Regiment.