What is the ratio of Commissioned Officers(captains, majors, Liutenants, etc) to Non-Commissioned officers(Sargents, privates, seamen, etc.) killed in Iraq?
2007-08-07 11:16:17 · 8 answers · asked by Later than Sooner! 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Out of 58 Soldiers killed here in Arkansas only 2 were commissioned officers, a Major and a 2nd LT. That's 29:1 ratio. They talk these kids into joining early and walk them over to Iraq. We have some as young as 19 killed. How long was in the military?
2007-08-07 11:21:02 · update #1
I still wonder how much training a 19 year old had?
2007-08-08 02:58:55 · update #2
I don't have any figures on this, but I think I know where you're going with it.
Fragging doesn't seem to be any more common than in any other war. Probably less so because of the All Volunteer Military and the high percentage of Guard and Reserve units.
Sniper fire accounts for very few casualties. And officers don't seem to be targeted any more often than anyone else. And there aren't really the kind of "Bayonet Charge" actions where platoon leaders and company commanders tend to get themselves killed.
Most of the combat deaths are coming from IED's rather than gunfights and those are pretty random, more often intended for civilians than troops.
This is a Civil War. Americans aren't the real targets. Our troops are dying as "Collateral Damage."
2007-08-07 11:29:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
About 20:1. But here's why. Commissioned officers ususally aren't out in the field they are directing the operations. That isn't always the case especially with the surge now going on.
2007-08-07 11:24:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The highest ranking officer killed in Iraq was a National Guard O5 (who was attempting to rescue a soldier injured by an IED).
The duty position that has the highest likelihood of death in combat is Command Sergeant Major.
IIRC - casualties are fairly evenly spread out among other ranks.
2007-08-07 11:21:19 · answer #3 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most officers I've known are fob-its, meaning they've never seen outside the wire.
The overwhelming majority of the people who die are E-2 through E-7. But You also have to take into account there are far less officers than there are Enlisted
2007-08-07 11:25:00 · answer #4 · answered by Cavor 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Surely you realize there are fewer officers than enlisted men, right?
So the ratio is going to be skewed to enlisted men anyway.
Just saying that such a stat doesn't really tell you much.
2007-08-07 11:24:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't "telescope" those figures. But, here's one you can try. There's about 160,000 personnel deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. As of 10AM Eastern time today 3,020 have been killed in action. That's a combat mortality rate of 0.019%.
2007-08-07 11:36:53 · answer #6 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why is that necessary to know? We don't want to know that as it is.
2007-08-07 11:21:10 · answer #7 · answered by Sgt Little Keefe 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Too many:Too many.
2007-08-07 11:18:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋