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How many military personnel does it take to support one combat soldier?
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∙ 2011-02-13 00:04:01
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Soldier with most combat jumps ever?
To date, US military personnel have conducted over 70,000 combat jumps since 1942.
What combat multiplier allows a unit to transition from peacetime to war?
The combat multiplier that allows a unit to transition from peacetime to war is personnel support. Personnel support ensures that the right military personnel, in the right numbers. Providing the uninterrupted flow of personnel to the battlefield and providing them with the services they need to sustain themselves prepares the unit to transition from peacetime to war.
How many combat infantryman were in Vietnam?
i did a report a long time ago in school and researched this information. On average there were only about 35,000 combat soldiers in Vietnam, on the average. Which made up only about 10% of the total American soldiers in Vietnam. It takes alot of support personnel to take care of the logistics, administrative needs, and etc... for each combat soldier. The number of combat soldiers in Vietnam rose to approximately 50,000 combat soldiers during the Tet Offensive.
All military personnel are combatants?
Yes and no. All military personnel from any country are given basic training as combatants in case they need it, and on a few occasions they have needed it, but only a percentage of any military organization find themselves at "the sharp end." The rest of them do maintenance, push pencils, and load trucks, planes, ships, which allows those at "the sharp end" to have what they need to fight. * In the US military, Quakers and other conscientious objectors have abstained from combat, but they have served as medics and other non-combat personnel.
What is an armoured personnel carrier?
An armoured personnel carrier is an armoured vehicle used to carry infantry soldiers in combat.
What is a Pogue?
A derogatory slang term used by combat military personnel to describe other military personnel with office, administrative or support jobs. The term is relative and varies in meaning from true disdain to affection. A foot soldier might refer to all air support personnel or to other soldiers not currently in a combat zone as pogues. It's a sort-of-acronym for "People Other than Grunts".
Soldier with most combat jumps ever?
To date, US military personnel have conducted over 70,000 combat jumps since 1942.
What combat multiplier allows a unit to transition from peacetime to war?
The combat multiplier that allows a unit to transition from peacetime to war is personnel support. Personnel support ensures that the right military personnel, in the right numbers. Providing the uninterrupted flow of personnel to the battlefield and providing them with the services they need to sustain themselves prepares the unit to transition from peacetime to war.
How many American women died in the invasion of Normandy?
In WW2 there were no women combat troops. Women were only in the military as nurses or support personnel. So, in the invasion there were no women troops.
For what is the Purple Heart awarded to military people?
Military personnel can receive a purple heart for receiving a combat related wound.
Do all military personnel go to Afghanistan?
No. There are several personnel in the military who will never see a combat tour - there are some who will never even see any overseas assignment, period.
What is the definition of a combat veteran?
Someone who has been in combat--a soldier or other member of the military who has had an enemy actively trying to kill him or her.
How many US Army DELTA members are there?
1000 including combat and support personnel
What is the difference between a soldier and a warrior?
A soldier is the person that has just entered any Military force, the warrior is the person that being part of a Military force goes to combat solider=grunt or worker warrior= expert combat killer
What is cannon fodder?
Soldiers, sailors, or other military personnel regarded as likely to be killed or wounded in combat
What groups use combat service support in the United States?
Combat support services are for military related circumstances. The combat service support is there for the troops and to provide them with any necessities they may need while doing a tour.
What is the result of sound military training sound personnel policies and great leadership?
Positive combat stress behavior
