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During a budget hearing today on Capitol Hill, Sen. Kent Conrad, D-North Dakota, asked Department of Defense leaders, "What is the cost per soldier, to maintain a soldier for a year in Afghanistan?" Under Secretary Robert Hale, the Pentagon comptroller, responded "Right now about $850,000 per soldier."
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
That sounds about right.
One of my term papers which I had to get done Thursday was on what I'd advise the Government of a lesser developed nation for advancement, using three resources. I chose Afghanistan and the Opium crop as the primary key to advancement. No...Not THAT use of it.. lol... Bio Fuel. (The Marines have already been involved in production experiments in Helmand Province on producing it)
As part of all that and my research for the paper, I came across the stats for a STAGGERING $400 per gallon of fuel used in the vehicles over there, which has to come over by convoy from Pakistan. That counted cost of transport, border bribes, contractors to drive it and security to keep it from being blown up between the pumps. ....but $400??? Good God! We need out of that place.
I'm thinking the bean counters who made the figure you cite took the one I found into account as part of it.
Originally posted by DarKPenguiN
Probably true.
When I was in basic I was told that each trainee cost over 1 Million in training (for Basic, not even AIT) according to the CO.
-There is alot of fuzzy math and backroom dealing in the Military. The $850,000 number seems about right when everything (including support contractors salaries) are factored in.
Originally posted by billy565
Originally posted by DarKPenguiN
Probably true.
When I was in basic I was told that each trainee cost over 1 Million in training (for Basic, not even AIT) according to the CO.
-There is alot of fuzzy math and backroom dealing in the Military. The $850,000 number seems about right when everything (including support contractors salaries) are factored in.
You could be right but that sounds a little high for eight to ten weeks of training (I'm including 'reception' which to me was worse than BT.) I think your commanding officer was exaggerating or maybe misinformed.
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
That sounds about right.
One of my term papers which I had to get done Thursday was on what I'd advise the Government of a lesser developed nation for advancement, using three resources. I chose Afghanistan and the Opium crop as the primary key to advancement. No...Not THAT use of it.. lol... Bio Fuel. (The Marines have already been involved in production experiments in Helmand Province on producing it)
As part of all that and my research for the paper, I came across the stats for a STAGGERING $400 per gallon of fuel used in the vehicles over there, which has to come over by convoy from Pakistan. That counted cost of transport, border bribes, contractors to drive it and security to keep it from being blown up between the pumps. ....but $400??? Good God! We need out of that place.
I'm thinking the bean counters who made the figure you cite took the one I found into account as part of it.
Originally posted by citizen6511
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
That sounds about right.
One of my term papers which I had to get done Thursday was on what I'd advise the Government of a lesser developed nation for advancement, using three resources. I chose Afghanistan and the Opium crop as the primary key to advancement. No...Not THAT use of it.. lol... Bio Fuel. (The Marines have already been involved in production experiments in Helmand Province on producing it)
As part of all that and my research for the paper, I came across the stats for a STAGGERING $400 per gallon of fuel used in the vehicles over there, which has to come over by convoy from Pakistan. That counted cost of transport, border bribes, contractors to drive it and security to keep it from being blown up between the pumps. ....but $400??? Good God! We need out of that place.
I'm thinking the bean counters who made the figure you cite took the one I found into account as part of it.
i'm sure the locals don't pay 400$ @ gallon for fuel.
i wonder who subsidizes their fuel.
has anyone been there who would know what the locals pay?
Originally posted by Kali74
reply to post by sonnny1
You're right.
A soldier should make that money but they don't.
Originally posted by billy565
Originally posted by DarKPenguiN
Probably true.
When I was in basic I was told that each trainee cost over 1 Million in training (for Basic, not even AIT) according to the CO.
-There is alot of fuzzy math and backroom dealing in the Military. The $850,000 number seems about right when everything (including support contractors salaries) are factored in.
You could be right but that sounds a little high for eight to ten weeks of training (I'm including 'reception' which to me was worse than BT.) I think your commanding officer was exaggerating or maybe misinformed.
Originally posted by benrl
So imagine if we ended these wars and called all the soldiers home.
Spent that money on infrastructure and education, the US would see a new Renaissance.
Sadly it will never happen.