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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
In the US Army, we've decided to slap on a measure of red tape and you have to get permission from division to have Combat Engineers attached to your unit. I've long thought that a couple of squads of Combat Engineers would be a good addition to an infantry HHC (Headquarters & Headquarters Company, where you find folks like the Scout Platoon and the Mortar Platoon amongst others), but like most parts of the US Government, the Army loves its bureaucracy...
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not everyone can be an assault pioneer-some of us others have to make a living to..what would WE do without buearucracy ?
Seriously - the ratio of fighting men to logistics type personnel is a theme in Heinleins book Starship Troopers ( not a bad read ) .
Can anyone give some info on that ? Maybe it should be a seperate thread if it is of interest..