Life Insurance is a Necessity for Soldiers in Afghanistan
Friday, June 25th, 2010
Life insurance is even more vital for soldiers whose family relies on their financial support.
Life insurance may be an afterthought for much of the general public, but for many young soldiers in the battlefields abroad, it’s a vital tool to help protect the financial security of a soldiers’ family and loved ones.
In a recent statement, defense secretary Robert Gates has warned that the U.S. public needs to see evidence that efforts to make a strategic breakthrough in Afghanistan are working if both countries are to continue to suffer the losses of young soldiers. According to Gates “the public expects to see us moving in the right direction.” We could no longer be expected to “tolerate the perception of a stalemate where we are losing young men.”
Stanley McChrystal, former U.S. commander of NATO forces is, however, said to be confident that there will soon be “sufficient progress” to “validate the strategy.” Belying this aspiration is a recent operation to clear insurgents from Marjah and parts of Helmand – both UK and US sources agree this has not gone according to plan, and soldiers on these battlefields may face a higher risk of death on the lines.
