Posted on Apr 24, 2019
General says Marine killed by IED in Afghanistan could have lived if he wore his seat belt
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The commanding general of 2nd Marine Division said in an interview last week that a Marine under his command could have lived through a roadside bombing in Afghanistan if he were wearing his seat belt.
What was YOUR safety leadership like in a war zone?
I remember buddy weapons clearing, rollover drills before EVERY convoy, 30-40 minute briefings before EVERY convoy. Reactions to threats on the road were trained responses. Seat belts? Don't even go there - unacceptable not to wear them in my command in Iraq. Of course, I was with Military Police units, might have made a difference.
The commanding general of 2nd Marine Division said in an interview last week that a Marine under his command could have lived through a roadside bombing in Afghanistan if he were wearing his seat belt.
What was YOUR safety leadership like in a war zone?
I remember buddy weapons clearing, rollover drills before EVERY convoy, 30-40 minute briefings before EVERY convoy. Reactions to threats on the road were trained responses. Seat belts? Don't even go there - unacceptable not to wear them in my command in Iraq. Of course, I was with Military Police units, might have made a difference.
General says Marine killed by IED in Afghanistan could have lived if he wore his seat belt
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Sounds like our policies and procedures "buddy weapons clearing, rollover drills before EVERY convoy, 30-40 minute briefings before EVERY convoy. Reactions to threats on the road were trained responses. Seat belts? Don't even go there - unacceptable not to wear them in my command in Iraq" .
Enforcement of standards and repetitive reaction drills won't make you popular but it damn sure keeps the Troops on the rite side of the turf.
I caught crap about seat belts early on based on an argument of being stuck in a burning or submersed vehicle, answer.. carry a sharp knife and keep it where you can reach it. AARs of fatalities showed Soldiers being crushed by vehicles as armored doors failed and they fell out or unrestrained gunners popped out of their gun tubs into the direction the truck was rolling.
The tag line attempts to make the General appear silly for linking IED strike survival to seat belt use when the guy is correct.
Enforcement of standards and repetitive reaction drills won't make you popular but it damn sure keeps the Troops on the rite side of the turf.
I caught crap about seat belts early on based on an argument of being stuck in a burning or submersed vehicle, answer.. carry a sharp knife and keep it where you can reach it. AARs of fatalities showed Soldiers being crushed by vehicles as armored doors failed and they fell out or unrestrained gunners popped out of their gun tubs into the direction the truck was rolling.
The tag line attempts to make the General appear silly for linking IED strike survival to seat belt use when the guy is correct.
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SGT (Join to see)
One of the mechanics in injury/wounds from a minestrike or IED explosion is acceleration injury, which could possibly be mitigated/reduced by seatbelt use. Oft
en the snark-set (young writers) think they are smarter than they are. T&P fairly often. file:///C:/Users/write/Downloads/TCCC%20Kang%20Wartime%20Spine%20Injuries%20fm%20Blast%20Spine%20J%202011.pdf
en the snark-set (young writers) think they are smarter than they are. T&P fairly often. file:///C:/Users/write/Downloads/TCCC%20Kang%20Wartime%20Spine%20Injuries%20fm%20Blast%20Spine%20J%202011.pdf
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Every time we left the FOB it was to RESPOND to an roadside IED/VBIED. Seatbelts? Not sure if I ever wore one. Maybe we did and I just don't remember. Last thing that I was worried about though.
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Cpl Jeff N.
OMG, you didn't follow the safety geek protocol!!! Had you been injured or killed, it would have been your fault for not buckling up. No responsibility of the government that sent you there or the enemy that attacked you. Your indiscretion and lack of following the training regimen would have been, in their minds, the root cause of your demise.
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