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To: chadwimc
Very few troops actually serve combat roles

True, but this is an infantry division. Most of the troops in a division are combatants- you'll find the REMF's in support organizations outside our 10 combat divisions.

Finally, in modern war it's tough to define the "front" - everybody in a combat zone assumes considerable risk of getting into a fight with somebody, even if it's just a ragtag bunch of angry Kuwaiti punks - for example.

6 posted on 01/24/2003 1:16:54 PM PST by xsrdx (Research Department (E)xplosive)
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To: xsrdx
Most of the troops in a division are combatants

True, but there's a sizable collection of REMFs in every division. Something like 25% of the troops in a division are in DISCOM.

7 posted on 01/24/2003 1:24:12 PM PST by jdege
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