How many military members actually see combat?

It's true if you aren't in infantry, spec ops or convoy you are probably on base for the most part. I spent 2 tours in Afghanistan and never fired a shot. I was with the Air Force working in Specual Handling. Our biggest threat was breach of base and rocket attacks. There is no front line today. The battle is fought every where .

I was in the Navy for three years and saw combat once,sort of, we prepped the planes and the officers flew to the front.

I wouldn't say you are a liar, just ignorant, medics, truckers, commo DO GET DEPLOYED and see action...hell, as a nurse, action for ME WAS RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DAMN ER....so uh, yeah, they leave the base, and see combat. Time for BCEP seth.

Man, I was a computer guy and I went outside the wire on a regular basis. Don't focus on the competition between the branches. If you want to be successful at recruiting, focus on your branch's strengths and perks. Every branch has its ups and downs. You want to recruit people who want to be there otherwise they're miserable, and they're of no real use to their unit or their nation.

And MPs.

It depends on the area really. I know of Human Resource guys that got shoot at weekly just trying too pay the Iraqi interpreters. Got to a point where they were hitching rides with the UH-60 pilots for safety. Then again I also know of others that have never seen or heard combat on their deployments. I have no personnel experience on this topic, but I am just sharing what I've been told by my S1 NCO.

More jobs than just that few...

yes infantry as well as thier medics leave base and yes there are truck drivers that have to suplly these bases and other bases, as an army medic i spent nealy half of my tour outside the wire

Here you go. I spent 8 years as an infantryman and the last 7 as a recruiter. When I deployed I left the wire a minimum of two times a day. Between raids, mosque monitoring, presence patrols and route recon we stayed very, very busy. You are telling kids some of the most erroneous crap I've ever heard. The infantryman in me, if I were to hear that would have to fight the urge to do combatives training with you and arm bar you until you cried. The recruiter in me would explain to you that you don't know a damn thing about any other branches obviously and do some research before you open your mouth.

A piece of advice, make friends with a recruiter from every branch. So you can not only get the chance to work the kids they can't and vice versa, but maintain a professional working relationship and build your knowledge base.

I finished up My career in the Army. I wanted to go help in in the Desert or where ever! But I was in a support Battalion and at JMRC in Germany and because I was the only one there in my MOS, I was told tuff crap! were not sending you, however I was in the Air Force and Air Guard, and when our Guard unit was working in Saudi and Qatar we were loading bombs and dropping them on various targets... So yes my hands are bloody and I do think about it even though others would say it's not combat? but I did my part and my best!