[angkor]

>>>>> There are plenty of DoD civilians that are not paper pushers....but even then, procurement and logistical support is essential. <<<<<<

As you can see I’m also trying to being some sanity to this otherwise insane thread.

I agree with you that DoD employees are important no matter what their role. And they are almost uniquely called to serve in combat zones unlike almost all other “government employees.”

The tubby DoD auditor who shuttles from Baghdad to Mosul to Balad has a dangerous job nearly equal any uniformed soldier in the AOR.

[CRBDeuce]

DoD auditor who shuttles from Baghdad to Mosul to Balad has a dangerous job nearly equal any uniformed soldier in the AOR.

Actually, today it's more dangerous for the DoD civilians, since Iraq is firing his Blackrock 'contractors'.

[Eagle Eye]

Damn right and he might be unarmed at that.

[Gondring]

Heck, many civvies were killed in The Pentagon on 9/11.