When it comes to the new Afghan National Army Officer Academy (ANAOA) in which both Australia and the United Kingdom play a key role, there's ongoing debate.
Should it be called "Duntroon in the Desert" after the Australian army officer training academy, or "Sandhurst in the Sand" after the UK army officer academy?
"The UK might edge this one given that they have got the bulk of the numbers," Australian army Captain Ash Zimmerlie told AAP.
The UK is also putting up most of the funding.
Major Fraser McLeman of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is appropriately diplomatic.
"The Duntroon and Sandhurst models are so close that we make natural partners," he said.
The federal government long foreshadowed Australia contributing to the ANAOA as a means of assisting the Afghan National Army (ANA) develop a cadre of competent junior officers.
All Australian troops will leave Oruzgan province by the end of this year but around 400 will remain in a variety of roles, including mentoring the ANA 205 Corps in Kandahar and at the ANAOA in Kabul.
At the peak, 36 Australians will join around 100 from the UK to mentor Afghan instructors in a range of military skills.
Another 60 Aussies provide security.
The Australian security detachment, equipped with Bushmaster armoured vehicles, is already in place, working with UK and other troops to guard the compound that will house the foreign mentors.
That compound, now under construction, is adjacent to the ANA camp, which houses ANAOA plus other training institutions for trades and non-commissioned officers.
UK Captain Rupert Grinling said if the security situation was going to go bad, it would be very bad, with insurgents resorting to vehicle bombs as they had done previously in Kabul.
"You are looking at spectacular attacks as opposed to shoot and scoot. You are looking at big marketplace bombings or hotel attacks. That's the worst case scenario," he said.
Australian and UK mentors have been preparing for this mission at Sandhurst in the UK, with the first arriving this week.
The first course of 271 cadets starts in October.
