Revealed: Number of British soldiers suffering 'life-changing' injuries in Afghanista

mattheman · 23 Feb 2009 at 12:31

i really feel for this young lad, send the whole labour party including blair to afghan.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/wor...fe-changing-injuries-Afghanistan-doubled.html

[TW]Fox · 23 Feb 2009 at 12:31

With respect he chose to be a soldier.

Greenlizard0 · 23 Feb 2009 at 12:32

Not sure I follow the original post.

But aye, it's what they signed up for. Does make it harder to accept when you think about the reasons why we're in this war..

OliP · 23 Feb 2009 at 12:34

People who signed up to be soldiers getting hurt in battle, what is this madness?

Spektor · 23 Feb 2009 at 12:34

wow... anthea turner had to sell her home! daily mail links f t w.

uber soldat · 23 Feb 2009 at 12:36

This is why people shouldn't be scrooges when it comes to buying poppies, i always give £5 minimum when buying a poppy, seen people recycling poppies every year which is both pointless and shameful IMHO.

antijoke · 23 Feb 2009 at 12:37

I agree with the posts here, they knew what the deal was when they signed up.

Born_2_Kill_83 · 23 Feb 2009 at 12:38

I wonder what sorta compensation he will recieve...

megatron · 23 Feb 2009 at 12:40

You lot change your tune when it suits you look at all these people recommending the army. Then a smack in the face when you pay the price. Disgraceful. You call yourselves men? Human?:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13535691&postcount=17

slambo69 · 23 Feb 2009 at 12:41

[TW]Fox;13554411 said:
With respect he chose to be a soldier.

Yes, well done in working that one out.

But the point here is if he is being treated correctly. He signed up to be a soldier and it is the MoD/Governments responsibility to properly equip our soldiers and to treat them correctly and sufficiently in the case of injury and not rely solely on charities for certain areas of care.

megatron · 23 Feb 2009 at 12:41

anticonscience said:
I agree with the posts here, they knew what the deal was when they signed up.

So...what? He deserves no sympathy or are you worried about your NI and tax going to help for his care?

Moley · 23 Feb 2009 at 12:41

Whilst I feel for these guys who have been injured or killed, the numbers are tiny when compared with older wars. Literally the numbers killed are in the 100's whereas in the first and second world wars the number of soldiers killed was in the hundreds of thousands.

It always raises an eyebrow when I turn on the news of an evening and see the lead story "another British soldier killed in Helmand Province today" - one soldier? in a day?

In the World Wars we lost hundreds - if not thousands - a day.

blix · 23 Feb 2009 at 12:42

That's terrible.

slambo69 · 23 Feb 2009 at 12:44

Moley said:
Whilst I feel for these guys who have been injured or killed, the numbers are tiny when compared with older wars. Literally the numbers killed are in the 100's whereas in the first and second world wars the number of soldiers killed was in the hundreds of thousands.

It always raises an eyebrow when I turn on the news of an evening and see the lead story "another British soldier killed in Helmand Province today" - one soldier? in a day?

In the World Wars we lost hundreds - if not thousands - a day.

There was FAR more soldiers that fought in WWII, obviously in the second world war casualties werent going to be '1 a day' when there was hundreds of thousands of soldiers, sailers and airmen on the battlefields.

Why do you think one soldier is acceptable? I think thats an awful comment and your statement & logic in your post may well be the worst I have seen on these forums, providing it isnt sarcasm.

Spektor · 23 Feb 2009 at 12:44

blix said:
That's terrible.

Serve the public trust, protect the innocent, uphold the law.

ants83 · 23 Feb 2009 at 12:46

Moley said:
Whilst I feel for these guys who have been injured or killed, the numbers are tiny when compared with older wars. Literally the numbers killed are in the 100's whereas in the first and second world wars the number of soldiers killed was in the hundreds of thousands.

It always raises an eyebrow when I turn on the news of an evening and see the lead story "another British soldier killed in Helmand Province today" - one soldier? in a day?

In the World Wars we lost hundreds - if not thousands - a day.

The war in Afgan is different to that of WW2 for a start we were defending our own country, not the full case with this war.
Still pretty shocking to see though, he did choose to sign up and knew the risks no amount of compensation will make up for what he has lost, I wish the lad well in the future but i dont think i could be as positive as he is.
Sad story

mattheman · 23 Feb 2009 at 12:50

Greenlizard0 said:
Not sure I follow the original post.

But aye, it's what they signed up for. Does make it harder to accept when you think about the reasons why we're in this war..

You have bankers being bailed out and paying themselves large bonuses, these guys went in thinking of there fellow brits, and you still say "they choose" well they sign up not because of the government etc but to protect us here in the UK from a threat but were manipulated by the british gov.

cheets64 · 23 Feb 2009 at 12:53

The amount of money they receives from being injured serving the queen and country and fighting to give people a better life is shocking.

They are told to take out private health cover as the cover the MoD offer is a disgrace.

Moley · 23 Feb 2009 at 12:53

slambo69 said:
Why do you think one soldier is acceptable? I think thats an awful comment and your statement & logic in your post may well be the worst I have seen on these forums, providing it isnt sarcasm.

I'm sorry you think that way - or perhaps you misconstrued my post.

Soldiers dying and being maimed is totally acceptable - it is the function of a soldier to be an expendable resource in fighting battles.

Do I think it is acceptable that those guys are sent out without the absolute best equipment and support possible to maximise their chances of survival?

Hell no!

I have a lot of respect for the boys out there fighting but I'm under no illusion that it's their choice to be soldiers and they know what they are getting themselves into.

antijoke · 23 Feb 2009 at 12:56

megatron said:
So...what? He deserves no sympathy or are you worried about your NI and tax going to help for his care?

Did I say he deserves no sympathy? No I didn't. The people that join the army are well aware of what could happen in the worst case scenario, and they deserve our gratitude for putting their lives on the line for a country that do not give them the proper equipment to do the job well.

The sad thing is the way these people are cared for after the worst does happen, they do not deserve to be put in beds next to the enemy, they deserve their own hospitals.

Heck why should I be concerned with my NI and taxes raising to help these, what does concern me is my NI and tax rising to bail out the bankers who still think they deserve their bonuses.