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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...10/ncomp10.xml

Saw this in yesterday's torygraph. If true I know of several chaps who will be in for a well deserved payout. The article does suggest that any injuries ssutained in direct confrontation with insurgents/enemy combatants et al as part of an operation will be considered war casualties and, presumably, get less compensation but it's a move in the rifgt direction.

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Originally Posted by endplay (Post 3013961)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...10/ncomp10.xml
Saw this in yesterday's torygraph. If true I know of several chaps who will be in for a well deserved payout. The article does suggest that any injuries ssutained in direct confrontation with insurgents/enemy combatants et al as part of an operation will be considered war casualties and, presumably, get less compensation but it's a move in the rifgt direction.

Actually it appears that the article mentions injuries sustained through direct, pre-arranged combat with insurgents. Reacting to an a direct confrontation with insurgents after an ambush would presumably be non pre-arranged!!

Of course will the MoD's laywers argue that service in Iraq and Afghanistan as a member of a teeth arm constitute 'pre-arranged' as you are going to do a job which has a likelihood of requiring a bit of time on the two-way range?

Should be interesting to see how this pans out and what clauses the MoD pulls out to save a few quid.

Was under the impression that it was pretty much the MOD folding as they were advicesed by legal that they would be sued blind otherwise?

Where does that leave those injured in other 'non wars' that used live ammunition such as 'Confrontation' and of course the 'Troubles' ?

The Helpful Stacker
Good point

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Of course will the MoD's laywers argue that service in Iraq and Afghanistan as a member of a teeth arm constitute 'pre-arranged' as you are going to do a job which has a likelihood of requiring a bit of time on the two-way range?

But, didnt John Reid say of our troops that when they went to Afghanistan that they would probably leave in three years time without having fired a shot! So if the Defence Secretary thought it was not pre-arranged the lawers have little room to argue otherwise.:ok:

I have no time for the man or his master, but IIRC he actually said the forces would probably be happy to leave without firing a shot, or words to that effect. I agreed with him at the time, I'm sure the guys would much rather not be put in a situation where they had to fight for their lives (I know I would be). Perhaps he was rather more aware of the s%*t he was putting our guys into, but chose to ignore the advice being given to him (fingers in ears humming 'for auld lang syne'). Rissole :ugh: