How many military members actually see combat?

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As mentioned in some of the posts below, today’s combat is not linear. Any/all who join can be in a position where their lives may be in danger. Despite branch of service or specialty, deployed or in garrison, danger can fimd you.

As a former recruiter, when someone who seeking to join, and is focused on either walking into or away from combat, you need to find the reason for their inquiry. Yes their are specialties who are at less risk, if that is even possible. Sometimes being in CONUS is more dangerous than abroad. If they want combat, they can try to buy a lottery ticket by increasing their chances and joining a specific specialty. If they don’t want to be near any fires, have they try a non uniformed agency. All uniformed personnel, military or civilian take an oath of service. That oath entails the possibility of facing danger. There is bound to be a perfect place for all. If running or hiding is preferred, send them packing.

My imagination saw trucks and personnel injured, medics in body bags , tanks, APC’s were self fueling as were VTR’s. My tanker was a great place to sleep at field location. Nightmares ands figments of my imagination could be confused.

To a point, you are correct. But only so far as being home. Have a great friend who was 0300. Tells his stories how they went to PT for two hours classes after and secured for Libbo around 1200 nearly everyday, again, only while on the home side of life. Three weeks in the field every three to four months. It by no means diminishes their role or ability, just their “peacetime” if you will routine. It’s funny to me how many Grunts call everyone else pogue just because they aren’t infantry. We even had a grunt SSgt come over to the unit 6 months before my EAS and in his official welcoming speech, he said something to the effect of, “I came over here because I heard you guys had it easy, after my three years I’m going back to infantry cause 16 hour days f*cking suck, ya’ll can keep that sh!t”

Yeah... You're in the Navy! research "Combat Arms" MOS's.

It’s a completely false statement, Infantry and Medics if deployed to a combat zone will definitely see combat. Have you ever heard the term “Combat Logistics Patrol”
It was coined to reflect the fact that truck drivers and others must keep the combat force supplied to do that they leave the FOB’s and drive to the different Combat outposts and on the way there is a better than good chance they will be attacked. Even those that never left the wire often come under indirect fires from artillery and Rockets.

I myself was a 88m, I was a participant to play in the sand during the shield and storm. When I was in Germany, I consistently dispatched to run off post daily. I enjoyed the beautiful scenery when I either pick up or delivered to different units on different lasers.

PFC Jessica Lynch was a truckdriver in a combat zone and she was captured and imprisoned behind the lines until she was rescued. The front lines can change in a moment's notice.

I was three years active in the Army during Desert Storm. As part of V Corps, I did not go and stayed in Germany. My unit was a Lance Missile unit and not one single battalion participated in Desert Storm. Nevertheless, we did train to be deployed and fight in a nuclear war.

Well, in the Army, you have Infantry, Armor, Artillery as Combat Specialities. The everything else is Support. Transportation, Maintenance, Supply, Food Services., etc. I'd say around only 10% actually see combat.