So less deaths in the last two years than during a time of peace.?

Question

More active members of the military died during two years of peacetime in the early 1980s than died during a two-year period of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a government report.

The Congressional Research Service, which compiled war casualty statistics from the Revolutionary War to present day conflicts, reported that 4,699 members of the U.S. military died in 1981 and '82 — a period when the U.S. had only limited troop deployments to conflicts in the Mideast. That number of deaths is nearly 900 more than the 3,800 deaths during 2005 and '06, when the U.S. was fully committed to large-scale military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The CRS, which is the public policy research arm of Congress, issued its findings in the June report "American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics."

FOXNews.com, in re-examining the findings, found that — surprising as it may be — there were more active duty deaths in some years of peacetime than there were i

Answer 1

It's true. 9,555 active duty personnel died between 1980 and 1984. 7,500 died in the eight years of the previous administration. I can recall losing an entire squad of Marines (in terms of numbers) to auto accidents at Camp Pendleton in a three month period of 1976. Now, here's the real shocker. Through December 1st of last year, 81% of personnel medically evacuated from Iraq and Afghanistan were suffering from non-combat related conditions and diseases. A total of 4,580 evacuees were combat-related. A total of 18,320 were non-combat related.

Answer 2

To be fair, the military was larger in the 80's.

It was roughly 2.2 million in 81-82.

Compare to the size in 05-06--1.6million or about 73%.

73% of 4699 is 3430. So 3816 is more, but not significantly more. Certainly it doesn't support hyperbolic, breathless claims of "meat grinder," "death sentence," or even "qagmire."

Answer 3

That is believeable. During those times enforcement of drunk driving laws wasn't has harsh as they are now. Most lost their lives in training exercises to which the term "safety rules are written in blood". Many were lost to suicide, and during recreational accidents. But because these deaths weren't caused during war, it wasn't as sensationalized.

Answer 4

Since it was from facts, we have to believe it. It needs to review at higher level as the reasons, so that necessary steps can be taken to plug the weak points where ever necessary.

Answer 5

and because FOX NOISE is investigating it must be true right.
hahahahahaha

Why do people try to focus on everythign but the facts on hand.

First its the surge is working because of one good month with least amount of troops killed.
Thats suppose to overshadow this is the year that more american soldiers have died.

REPUBLICAN playbook...current facts dontmatter -- say whatever you have to to draw attention to the true facts.

So lets somehow justify deaths of this year outeweigh deaths from that year...
and in making thta arguement the people are suppose to forget the every failure that this administration has forced the military, the country, the future generations into