You're kidding, right? Troops in Iraq can be under fire at anytime, anywhere. They must have live ammo on them at all times for defense.
There was a story about British troops being supplied with blanks:
http://www.atsnn.com/story/128208.htmlYou might find these blogs interesting:
http://afemalesoldier2.com/http://www.justanothersoldier.com/blog040512.htmhttp://alexandertheaverage.blogspot.com/http://gatorsix.blogspot.com/http://www.soldierlife.com/http://www.lt-smash.us/http://www.serving-in-iraq.com/http://merlin17.blogspot.com/>>>Where were you on patrol? This would have to be differnt in a war zone (sorryy I mean victory zone) like Iraq?
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>>Germany, 1985-1986. My unit was responsible for patrolling a portion of the East-West German border, but it was not just when we were on patrol, it was also true of guard duty. Two of our soldiers were court-martialed for bringing their own ammo.
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>I see. It was during a time of tensions, but not war. Troops in Iraq wouldn't have to observe any of those protocols?
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