[WOMBAI]

They should have the best equipment - the polititians would expect nothing less for their own sons. Lives are, or should be, more important than money - and doing what it takes to have less casualties should be given absolute priority! They owe the soldiers that - when considering what they are asking of them!

And I don't believe for one minute the army give a damn about individuals - just having enough troops for the job!

If I was the mother of that young soldier - I would be proud of him for having done his best and completing one tour of duty - which is a lot more than most do. I would also be relieved that he was in jail as opposed to being a target for the Taliban in Afghanistan!