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Originally Posted by Accyexplorer
even if he was placed so far back he may as well of been on a shooting holiday
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Really, 2 tours of Afghanistan, although the first was cut short because of foreign media blabbing 2007 on the ground with the cavalry, Warrior AFV & in the role of an FAC (Forward air controller) that means calling in assets on target, to do that he had to be close enough to see them. (hardly in the rear with the gear)
Second tour as an Apache pilot, again although he may have been stationed at Bastion with the other aircrews, when a shout goes up for air assets, the boy was onboard & into the front line to give fire support to the Troops on the ground. Helicopters incidentally are prime targets for enemy fire, proper fire magnets, so not the cushy life you seem to assume.