[QUOTE=timex][QUOTE]Helicopter crewman - did my 'province' time.
Which although a good job doesn't put you in the middle of the Falls road or downtown Basra in the middle of a Riot. Which is the point I was making, as they say walk a mile in his / her shoes.
Well timex you are in fact wrong. Most aircrew were given at least a few opportunities to go out on patrol in South Armagh. Trust me this is NOT a pleasant experience but nowhere near like being shot at, petrol bombed etc. Even although NIBAT1 was a nasty place its not as bad as Iraq. Believe me, even now i wouldnt want to go on patrol in NI, never mind Iraq.