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Abularaby
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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! |
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Xmortis
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Survival rates are good in the Army no matter what role a person is in. :o) |
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Ra 248
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it depends where he is driving, if it is in a relatively safe place then he probably has a pretty good chance of survival.
And Iraq wont be over by April, =( sorry |
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Ewwwwww Shat up!!! Slag
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Start praying now!! |
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danny c
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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. |
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puffy
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Better than on the M25! Especially if he drives a Tank! |
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Mr Chops
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He will be safe,,do his time and come out and turn into a hairy assed truck driver |
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Bruce T
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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. |
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snow_dog_babe
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Be grateful hes joined the RCT not the infantry........I,d say his chances were good.....at least he,s doing something with his life. |
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patrick m
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in a nut shell 16.5 seconds after he leaves the security compound, all eyes on target. |
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beaujolais_fairy_blossom
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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. |
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His survival rate is 99%. The 1% is the unknown. He actually has a better chance of getting run over by a car then getting killed in the war. Stop worrying, its not good for you or for him. |
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shrty0525
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Really no way of knowing that.
Have faith in your boyfriend's training and the training of those around him. |
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Jo R
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To pananoid!! Its only Iraq not NI |
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S P
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As chauffer for the servicemen, his chances of survival are reasonable, notwithstanding ambushes, landmines, and RPG's. |
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Lion Head
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Very good the RLC dont do any dodgey sh!t, they are protected by real war fighting soldiers |
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king of nowhere
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Depends how fast a driver he is! |
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W W D
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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. |
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Inky
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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. |
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JETT
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If he is sent to Afghanistan i will give you 2to5on, Iraq all bets are off. |
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Axel R
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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. |
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naplusultra
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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... |
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I. B. Zoxx
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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. |
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chutney
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No one knows what is round the corner. If that's what he wants to do, that's his choice. I would suggest you talk to him about your fears because you are going to make yourself ill worrying about him all day every day. You need to make a decision. |
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edison
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No odds having looked at the answers of some respondents to your question it doesn`t make good odds which everway you look at it,however with the correct procedures in place 50/50 would be the best & honest answer I would give. |
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A.Joe
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About the same as him cheating on you or going to prison for GBH
Tell him not to forget his field manual |
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Golden Ivy
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I can tell why you would be paranoid so called. Send him letters and there are lots of sites where you can check up on how the war and area where he is is doing. Good luck!
Pray and hope |
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cgv4413
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I'm coming up with a 32.33, repeating of course, percentage of survival. |
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nbr660
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Don't let it worry you, he'll be fine. |
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Studbolt Slickrock
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If you don't get married, you won't be entitled to the death benefit. |
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David
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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. |
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