So he didn't really serve though did he if he was under constant protection by the militaries finest and kept out of harm's way the entire time?
Or do you think they only babysit him whilst he's on base where he's least likely to die
First tour was a FAC - out on the ground (IED being the biggest threat during his tour)
Second tour - Any helicopter is vulnerable to ground fire (not much room for SAS to ride along with him)
I hate this attitude - lots of people worked on Herrick, 10,000 people at the largest - are they all rambo? no
a very large amount (including myself) were there to support fighting soldiers
He shared the risk along with everyone else by doing his job
As a civilian I was unarmed the whole time, I relied on everyone else to protect me if needed - am I being "babysat" or am I doing my job and them theirs?
Insider threat was a high risk around that time too, hundreds of Afghans worked inside Bastion every day and attacks occurred frequently (including inside camps)
IDF is another potential threat that everyone shares
Him and any high profile person in theatre would make a good propaganda target for the Taliban so of course he would have protection when possible / needed
BUT the benefit of him being out there working and doing his job had value and a good affect on others deployed from what I saw and heard
