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Originally Posted by WOMBAI

What total bull****e! No way could he be considered a coward as he had already done one tour of duty in Afghanistan. They were trying to send him back too soon - they were breaking rules themselves. There is also the possibility he was suffering from Post Traumatic Stress - a recognised and legitamate medical condition often experienced by soldiers facing such traumatic experiences. The ignorance and arrogance of any civilian who has never been in such a position - to sit in judgement of someone else - how could they possibly understand?

They werent breaking rules, just general guidelines, however said guidelines may have to be set to one side, and often are, for operational commitments, if he didnt go someone else still needed to do his job, his post still had to be manned so its quite possible someone who had had even less time back in the UK would have been stiffed at short notice to fill it.

Bearing in mind he isnt front line he was a loggie (Royal Logistics Corps) so it wasnt as if he was engaged in combat as per the infantry, thats who the 18 month guideline was actually intended for.

Something to do with overcommitting UK forces while trimming and slimming front line numbers.