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What was the average age of the American veteran in Vietnam?
19
What was the average age of d day invasion?
The average Allied soldier was about 20.
What was the average life expectancy of a medic after he got off the chopper in Vietnam?
16 minutes for a machine gunner entering a combat zone I was a Naval Hospital Corpsman in 1979. I attended a "c" school-Field Medical Service School- were I was taught combat medicine. My instructors were all Vietnam Veterans. My class was informed, at that time, that a Corpsman's life expectancy in Vietnam was 19 minutes. This time estimate was for the corpsman just getting off the jet that delivered him to Vietnam. While apparently what was being told to troopers, the above is ridiculous on its face. If everyone died (on average) 20 minutes after they got to Vietnam, then, statistically, to have 1 person survive a full year in Vietnam, over 52,000 would have to die inside of 10 minutes. Plainly, that didn't happen. Over 2.5 million US soldiers served in the Vietnam War (many doing more than one tour), with about 60,000 dying. For a 10-year war, that means there was (on average) 6,000 deaths per year out of 250,000 people serving, or a 2.5% death rate, or 1 death every 41 minutes. Presuming that only 25% of all people serving in Vietnam saw front-line action, and that ALL deaths were at the front-lines, that means 6,000 deaths for 62,500 grunts, a 9.6% death rate. Which means that almost 91% of all combat vets survived. Frankly, no one measures "X-second life expectancies"; it's a ridiculous metric, and impossible to measure in a meaningful way. To do so, one would have to measure this: A = average life expectancy of civilian of the same age as the soldier B = % of soldiers dying that year C = average age of a soldier Let's say that A = 75, B = 0.1 (10%), and C = 24. So, the amount of time that a Vietnam vet could expect to live after arriving in Vietnam would be roughly: (A - C ) * ( 1 - B ) or (75 - 24) * (1 - 0.1) = 45.9 So, the average life expectancy of a combat soldier in Vietnam would be to live almost 46 more years (to age 70). And, that's a gross underestimation (i.e. in reality, it would be considerably higher).
Average age of enlisted gulf war soldier?
The average age of enlisted Gulf War soldiers was around 24 years old.
What was the average age of a solder in the civil war?
The average age of a soldier in the Civil War was approximately 26 years old. However, soldiers could range in age from as young as 13 to as old as their 60s.
What is 19 AAA of a s in v?
Average Age of A Soldier in Vietnam
How was Vietnam a young persons war?
The average age of a US combat private in Vietnam was 19. The age to be legally recognized as an adult was 21. Many of them died before attaining legal status as adults.
How many people under the age of 21 died in Vietnam War?
Of the more than 58,100 Americans who died in Vietnam, 11,465 KIAs were less than 20 years old. The average age of all casualties was 23.11 years old. According to the Department of Defense's Combat Casualty File, the average age of an Army infantryman serving in Vietnam was 22. None of the enlisted grades had an average age of less than 20.
What was the average age of a Vietnam soldier?
Presuming you mean an enlisted US soldier serving during the Vietnam War (1960-1970, approximately), then there are two answers:Prior to the mass-introduction of US ground combat troops (i.e. the so-called "advisory" period of US involvement, roughly 1960-1965), the majority of soldiers were still volunteers, and many were professional career soliders. As such, enlisted would have an average age around 22, with NCOs averaging 27.With the introduction of US ground forces for combat, the enlisted ranks were generally filled with draftees. Over 90% of all draftees were in the 18-20 range. By the time they were drafted and had undergone training, then deployed to Vietnam, the average age of a enlisted soldier was a bit over 20; the age of NCOs had also shifted downward, as many of the former volunteer force were promoted to fill new NCO positions, so the average NCO was now almost 25.Thus, prior to 1965, the average age of an infantry platoon (25+ enlisted, 3-4 NCOs, and 1 junior lieutenant) would have been about 24. Post 1965, it would have been 21 or perhaps 22.
How old were most of the U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War?
The average age of the American soldier in Vietnam was 19. Some as young as 16 and others as old as ? Actually, that is a myth. None of the enlisted grades had an average age of less than 20. Assuming KIAs accurately represented age groups serving in Vietnam, the average age of an infantryman serving in Vietnam to be nineteen years old is a myth, it is actually twenty-two point eight. The average man who fought in World War II was 26 years of age. (information from http://www.vietnam-war.info/myths/ Thanks) Byakko
What was the average age of a soldier?
Presuming you mean an enlisted US soldier serving during the Vietnam War (1960-1970, approximately), then there are two answers:Prior to the mass-introduction of US ground combat troops (i.e. the so-called "advisory" period of US involvement, roughly 1960-1965), the majority of soldiers were still volunteers, and many were professional career soliders. As such, enlisted would have an average age around 22, with NCOs averaging 27.With the introduction of US ground forces for combat, the enlisted ranks were generally filled with draftees. Over 90% of all draftees were in the 18-20 range. By the time they were drafted and had undergone training, then deployed to Vietnam, the average age of a enlisted soldier was a bit over 20; the age of NCOs had also shifted downward, as many of the former volunteer force were promoted to fill new NCO positions, so the average NCO was now almost 25.Thus, prior to 1965, the average age of an infantry platoon (25+ enlisted, 3-4 NCOs, and 1 junior lieutenant) would have been about 24. Post 1965, it would have been 21 or perhaps 22.
What was the age of the average soldier?
Presuming you mean an enlisted US soldier serving during the Vietnam War (1960-1970, approximately), then there are two answers:Prior to the mass-introduction of US ground combat troops (i.e. the so-called "advisory" period of US involvement, roughly 1960-1965), the majority of soldiers were still volunteers, and many were professional career soliders. As such, enlisted would have an average age around 22, with NCOs averaging 27.With the introduction of US ground forces for combat, the enlisted ranks were generally filled with draftees. Over 90% of all draftees were in the 18-20 range. By the time they were drafted and had undergone training, then deployed to Vietnam, the average age of a enlisted soldier was a bit over 20; the age of NCOs had also shifted downward, as many of the former volunteer force were promoted to fill new NCO positions, so the average NCO was now almost 25.Thus, prior to 1965, the average age of an infantry platoon (25+ enlisted, 3-4 NCOs, and 1 junior lieutenant) would have been about 24. Post 1965, it would have been 21 or perhaps 22.
Old and young based on Vietnam?
The average age of the US GI was 19 years of age. The average draftee in Vietnam averaged between 19 and 26 years of age.
What was the average age of an American soldier in world war 1?
The average age of soldiers in the American Revolution was 18 years old. There were some soldiers that lied about their age so that that could participate in battles.
What was the average age of the north Vietnam soldier during the Vietnam war?
They appeared to mirror allied military men. Young and older men, and females were relegated to support duties (transport & repair) and primarily to duties defending their homeland (North Vietnam) in the anti-aircraft defense systems.
What age a person can be assigned combat in the military?
The preferred age is 18, however men younger than that died in the Vietnam War.
What is the average age of child soldiers?
The average age of child soldiers tends to be around 13 to 18 years old, but some can be recruited as young as 7 or 8 years old. These children are often forced to join armed groups and participate in conflict situations against their will.
