YES I AM VERY PARANOID:
thats the BRITISH ARMY, in APRIL please tell me the iraq war will be over then!
2006-12-14 08:13:23 · 37 answers · asked by angel 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
NO! the British Army will last for another year. There is daily hundreds who die in Iraq, if he is a driver, he is mobile and that will increase his chance of being attacked!
2006-12-15 07:49:49 · answer #1 · answered by Abularaby 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In the movie, The Big Red One, there was a scene where the platoon was on a ship and the commanding officer asked 2 men to step aside and then he said that those 2 men represented the casualties (deaths) that the platoon was likely to suffer. In the Vietnam war, if a wounded soldier reached the hospital, then his survival chances were 95%. I am confident that medical technology has gotten better since 1969 so the chances of survival are at least as good as in Vietnam. It's important that your boyfriend seek out the advice of soldiers who have already been "in country" a few months or years. An experienced sgt. is usually a good source of advice.IMHO, the soldiers should all wear helmets, not soft caps, but that's just my opinion. Keep your spirits up, don't show him you are afraid and email/ send letters of encouragement to him.
2006-12-14 09:41:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The survival rates in the army for all jobs, even frontline riflemen, are very high.
About 3000 coalition troops have died (not counting the Iraqi's).
But hundreds of thousands have served in Iraq.
read this:
"If you consider that there has been an average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq theatre of operations during the last 22 months, and a total of 2,112
deaths, that gives a monthly firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000 soldiers.
The same firearm death rate in Washington D.C. is 80.6 per 100,000 for the same period.
That means that you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in the U.S. Capitol, which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the
nation, than you are in Iraq.
Conclusion: The U.S. should pull out of Washington."
Now those figures are old, and it uses some flawed logic, but regardless it displays that the survival rates for coalition forces are high.
2006-12-14 18:21:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't give you exact numbers, but I've been musing over the U.S. situation. We've had something in the vicinity of 150,000 troops over there , with rotations, for about 3 years at a total cost in deaths of about 3000, and drivers may be at a bit higher-than-average risk (sorry), so off the top of my head that seems like survival rates tend to be well over 99 1/2 percent. With better data, you could be more exact, but from an emotional point of view that should give you an appropriate idea about your natural worry. This isn't the Somme in WW I, but there's no way for you not to worry.
2006-12-14 10:46:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Calm down. Take it he has just been posted there?. Drivers are generally assigned to base units. These are behind the "lines" I assume he is in RCT. The war in Iraq is over, Which is why there is much media hype when a soldier is killed there. True there is still some "local resistance" . It won't happen to him. Don't think your cut out to be a military couple. Sorry for being so personal but sort this out at the start or change BF. Talk to the guy. regards...
2006-12-14 08:50:46 · answer #5 · answered by naplusultra 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dont worry about him. Driving is not that dangerous. Dont believe all you read in the papers. Im an army driver n iv been to Iraq twice its not as bad as the papers make out. Good luck to ur boyfriend.
2006-12-14 21:02:25 · answer #6 · answered by danny c 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't know about the UK forces, but here is a statistic for the US forces that may help you:
Since the Iraq adventure began, the US has lost just short of 3000 combat troops. There are about 140,000 combat troops there at any given time, and all of them are on at least their second tours. So:
3000 divided by appoximately 300000 gives a casualty rate of about 1% for any soldier in a given 12 month tour.
2006-12-14 08:26:09 · answer #7 · answered by F. Frederick Skitty 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sadly, I do not think that mess will be over by April 2007
It does not mean that he will automatically be posted to Iraq and even if he does, it does not mean he will be sent into danger.
Speak to the MOD / army about your fears & other army WAGS.
2006-12-14 08:53:22 · answer #8 · answered by David 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No matter what you do In the Army, you are a soldier 1st and and a tradesman last. It all depends on his Regiment and their duties. It can be just as dodgy in a major city in the UK as in any other place in the world. Good Luck to him and yourself.
2006-12-14 10:00:05 · answer #9 · answered by Inky 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My fiance is in the royal marines (can't say which section/regiment etc for security) but I am very paranoid also. It is a horrible feeling not knowing what is going to happen but you're not alone. Private message or email me if you wish :o)
You have to be strong in these situations.
2006-12-15 08:27:34 · answer #10 · answered by beaujolais_fairy_blossom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋