Singing soldier's X Factor pledge
Trooper Ryan Idzi from Caerphilly had got through to the second round of the show but was dropped by judges after forgetting the words to a song.
But the 22-year-old who serves with the Queen's Dragoon Guards has said he is determined to try again next year.
He has since returned to barracks in Germany.
On Saturday, viewers saw the cavalryman forget the words to a song, as he tried to impress judges Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh and Dannii Minogue in the "boot camp" round.
"I'm flat out gutted - it was emotional," said Mr Idzi.
"Even the producers seemed pretty upset that I was going, but every one of them said you've got to come back next year," said Trooper Idzi.
"I'm going to definitely take some singing lessons and make it mine next year.
"I'm going back next year with a vengeance," he said.
'More nerves'
Trooper Idzi, who served a seven-month tour of southern Iraq last year said the X Factor experience was "more nerve wracking than serving in the Middle East."
"My whole body went numb," he explained.
"I don't know why I got so nervous - it was unbearable.
"I've learnt how nervous one person can get when under pressure.
"The difference is that in the Army you're trained to cope with the stress, on The X Factor it's different - it's more nerves than pressure.
"I wasn't even expecting to make it beyond the first round, everything since has been a bonus. But now I believe I can really do it next year," he added.
Many of his colleagues in the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards - known as The Welsh Cavalry - watched the show as it was aired on British Forces TV in their German barracks.
"A couple of the boys didn't believe I was going for it at first but since they saw me on the TV they've all been really good about it," he said.
"I'd really like to thank the regiment for letting me have this opportunity."
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