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The ratio of military personnel to combat soldiers can vary depending on the specific mission, branch of the military, and level of support required. Generally, it is estimated that for every one combat soldier on the front lines, there can be anywhere from 5 to 8 support personnel providing logistics, intelligence, medical, communications, and other essential services. This ratio ensures that the combat soldier is effectively supported and equipped to carry out their mission successfully.
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What combat multiplier allows a unit to transition from peacetime to war?
The combat multiplier that allows a unit to transition from peacetime to war is personnel support. Personnel support ensures that the right military personnel, in the right numbers. Providing the uninterrupted flow of personnel to the battlefield and providing them with the services they need to sustain themselves prepares the unit to transition from peacetime to war.
All military personnel are combatants?
Yes and no. All military personnel from any country are given basic training as combatants in case they need it, and on a few occasions they have needed it, but only a percentage of any military organization find themselves at "the sharp end." The rest of them do maintenance, push pencils, and load trucks, planes, ships, which allows those at "the sharp end" to have what they need to fight. * In the US military, Quakers and other conscientious objectors have abstained from combat, but they have served as medics and other non-combat personnel.
What is an armoured personnel carrier?
An armoured personnel carrier is an armoured vehicle used to carry infantry soldiers in combat.
Can US military personnel take private handguns into combat?
In Iraq and Afghanistan no, unless you are a General or something. Guys have been known to walk around with confiscated sidearms from Iraqis, but it is officially against the rules. I do not know about previous wars.
What is the most combat jumps completed by an individual?
It is most likely that they most combat jumps by any individual would be six. It is not actually known who the person because the jumps are made as units, not individuals.
