What percent of US military soldiers suffer casualties?

Question

I'm looking for information from each branch if possible. I basically want to know how what percentage of people die in combat in a country like Iraq. Also, if you have any information regarding officer rates, I'd like to know those as well. Thanks.

Answer 1

i think its something like 1 in 100 are killed... 5 in 100 are wounded.... don't take my word for it... that's just what i think it is.  and officers have a much less chance of getting killed/wounded because there are many more enlisted personnel overseas than officers.

Answer 2

To get the death rate in Iraq, you simply need to do the math of the soldiers there and the amount dead. However, it would be difficult to find accurate info on casualties, since a casualty consists of anyone wounded significantly in combat/noncombat situations.

Answer 3

If it's your time to go it's your time to go. Finding out the percentages of deaths in each branch is no way to prevent you from dying. If you don't wanna see war don't join the military. You're not wanting to put your life on the line then this isn't for you. I'm not being rude just honest. People see the benefits and jump on it, but that's not all there is to it. You have to be built for this your either military or your not simple as that. Don't join for the money and don't join for the benefits.

Answer 4

Total Number annually is less than the total of civilian casualties due to traffic accidents annually IN THE STATES.

Don't recall all the sites but googled it extensively for family earlier this year.

Answer 5

While you mention dying in combat, the term casualties generally means both killed and wounded, and while the death rate is much lower in Iraq than in Vietnam, one article I read suggests the overall casualty rate (killed + wounded) is about the same.  The difference is that battlefield medicine and use of flak vests that protect vital organs has meant that soldiers are surviving wounds that would have killed them in Vietnam.

Same article (see link below) has this to say about enlisted versus officer:

"Among both Army soldiers and marines, enlisted personnel have a 40 percent higher mortality rate than officers. The exception is Army and Marine Corps lieutenants - junior officers who typically lead combat patrols and who have a markedly higher mortality rate than all soldiers and marines."  

Answer 6

Sorry that I don't have the info on death rates.  The first answer is the best I could give you--divide the number of deceased by the total number that have gone.  For officer pay:

http://www.militarypay.com/MilitaryBasic...

The rates with an O at the beginning are for officers, or, depending on the MOS, it could be the W for warrant officer.  The pay is the monthly rate based on years of service and any prior experience in the armed forces

Answer 7

well in this war take roughly 4000 and divide that into how many troops have gone over seas and you willl have a rough estimate. i think it came out to around 3% maybe not even.