As a former military police corporal and senator, Jacqui Lambie is used to battlegrounds, real or perceived

Now she’s going back to one, but this time Ms Lambie – who served in the Australian Army for more than a decade before signing up for politics – won’t be in uniform.

On September 23, she flies out to an as-yet unnamed war zone for the fourth series of SBS’s acclaimed reality TV series Go Back To Where You Came From.

In the show, Australians with a mix of strong views on immigration get first-hand experience of the global refugee crisis. In this, SBS’s “most ambitious television event to date”, the series will be shown in real time.

Ms Lambie’s own opinions on the subject are well known and controversial, which makes her an ideal candidate.

During her three years in the senate, she pushed for a burqa ban and in 2015 suggested some refugees in Australia should be forced to wear electronic monitoring bracelets.

Last year she indicated support for US President Donald Trump’s proposed Muslim travel ban.

A polished, passionate Ms Lambie gets animated talking about why she wants “no fear in this country” in a promotional video for Go Back To Where You Came From.

“We need to worry about our own backyard first,” the 47-year-old said.

You have the Chinese in one place, the bloody Muslims in one place, the Indians are taking over the suburbs. That’s not integration.”

During her TV experience, Ms Lambie will be paired with Sydney immigration lawyer Marina, 47, who came to Australia as a refugee of the Bosnia War.

While she has not seen previous seasons of the show, Ms Lambie – whose fellow cast members include comedian Meshel Laurie, writer Gretel Killeen and ex-AFL player Peter Everitt – “jumped” at the chance when offered the gig.

She thought “it would give me a whole new experience, [it’s] something I’d never do again”, she told The Sydney Morning Herald.

“I thought, bugger it, I’m taking it.”

Days before heading off, Ms Lambie, who quit the senate last November over dual citizenship, strongly dismissed the idea that Australia could do more to help refugees.

“Do we need to bring their problems here?” Ms Lambie told SBS News.

“If we take more in, what’s that going to do to our security? I said from day one when I was in parliament, I always put the people in our backyard first and foremost.”

Still, despite her unbending stance, Ms Lambie pledged to SBS News to go into the TV experience “with an open mind and see how it plays out”.

It will give her “a much wider view” on the issue and “for me, that’s only going to be a good thing … but I’m pretty solid in my own values”.

Asked why Ms Lambie had been signed up, an SBS spokesperson told The New Daily that “the public profile of the well-known Australians, including Jacqui Lambie, helps to bring wider attention to this important topic.”

Go Back To Where You Came From Live airs 8.30pm, October 2-4, on SBS and SBS On Demand.