Service members see new 'action'
At first blush, Marines don't seem cut out for, say, sound mixing or film editing. But it takes creativity to make do on the battlefield, and the military chain of command can mirror what's found on a TV or movie set. At least that's the thinking behind an innovative job-training program in San Diego for seriously injured Marines and sailors.
Ref. https://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20...s_1n20film.html
Each injured soldier to cost the US $2 million:
For every one of the 866,181 soldiers officially counted injured casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, the government is expected to spend some $2 million in long-term medical cost. The total of $1.7 trillion is based on a widely cited March 2013 paper by Linda Bilmes at Harvard's Kennedy School. Ref. Source 8