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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7804378" data-attributes="member: 22779"><p>Well, yes, of course. Mostly due to the actual capabilities of the army in question. I would think that a, say, US soldier could expect a different level of care than, say, a Somali one, simply because of economics. That's fair. </p><p></p><p>But, the idea that different militaries prioritize the recovery and protection of wounded differently isn't really accurate. Every military gives it virtually the highest priority they are able to. Again, not doing so is a very quick way to seeing your military discipline go straight down the toilet in a serious hurry.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's just not how this works. It really isn't. You don't prioritize patching up enemy soldiers over your own. No military ever does that. And, frankly, coercing information by withholding pain medication? Ummm, never minding the fact that that's a great way to commit war crimes (we do hang people for that), you also generally wouldn't count on that as being a particularly effective means of gaining information. </p><p></p><p>Recovering gear is an issue, but, again, the value of the gear is so minimal compared to the value of that soldier. Do you have any idea the cost of a modern soldier? How many hundreds of thousands of dollars in training that goes into a modern combat soldier? The price of a rifle and some kit is so minor that it's largely a rounding error compared to the cost of that soldier. There are very solid economic reasons to bring that soldier home and get him or her healthy again. Recovering kit is so low on the list of priorities that it might as well not even be there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 7804378, member: 22779"] Well, yes, of course. Mostly due to the actual capabilities of the army in question. I would think that a, say, US soldier could expect a different level of care than, say, a Somali one, simply because of economics. That's fair. But, the idea that different militaries prioritize the recovery and protection of wounded differently isn't really accurate. Every military gives it virtually the highest priority they are able to. Again, not doing so is a very quick way to seeing your military discipline go straight down the toilet in a serious hurry. That's just not how this works. It really isn't. You don't prioritize patching up enemy soldiers over your own. No military ever does that. And, frankly, coercing information by withholding pain medication? Ummm, never minding the fact that that's a great way to commit war crimes (we do hang people for that), you also generally wouldn't count on that as being a particularly effective means of gaining information. Recovering gear is an issue, but, again, the value of the gear is so minimal compared to the value of that soldier. Do you have any idea the cost of a modern soldier? How many hundreds of thousands of dollars in training that goes into a modern combat soldier? The price of a rifle and some kit is so minor that it's largely a rounding error compared to the cost of that soldier. There are very solid economic reasons to bring that soldier home and get him or her healthy again. Recovering kit is so low on the list of priorities that it might as well not even be there. [/QUOTE]
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