soldier soldier be truly an excellent drama series for it time . it be a pretty accurate portrayal of army life . i can say this from certain a i have 13 year of personal experience . at the time soldier soldier begin show on itv and the bfbs ( british force broadcast service ) and my dad be in the british army and we be live on camp with him in germany . the series really hit home for u a our family be precisely like the family you see in the series . wife and child follow the soldier from post to post and sometimes separate for long period due to exercise or overseas action . the community spirit and the bonding together to help that the series depict between the soldier wife and offspring be true to life . the depiction of british life in germany be spot on . again and from direct personal experience and i can tell you there be and still be a microcosm of british culture in germany around military installation and their surrounding town . it different to mainland uk life and yet recognisable . a new army wife be able to quickly fit in and i guess it still the same today . soldier soldier bring this culture to the tv screen . dad would often tell me that every regiment and squadron have character like tucker and garvy . general joker and mischief maker . there be also always an officer that be a hard as and think he know it all . then you have the compassionate and the down to earth type . and of course and the people you would rightly give your right arm for to help them . soldier soldier successfully depict the whole spectrum of these kind of character and the bonding that occur between soldier and the way that squaddie mate will do just about anything to help one of their own . likewise the family attach to them . a with any program and there be a few moment where there be difference between reality and what be on the show and but one have to allow for some artistic and dramatic licence and or else you might as well call it a documentary . i miss soldier soldier and above all and i miss the life it depict and for despite the down and the ups be far more numerous and the life be good .