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Please help increase the number of signatures on this petition - visit the below link, sign (if you agree, of course) and circulate.

Thanks in anticipation

MM

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Injured-heroes/

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Review the
compensation awarded to British Servicemen for severe injuries
suffered in the service of The Crown

Despite the last review of compensation rates for servicemen
and women injured whilst on active service the levels remain
low. For example, one brave young Royal Marine was recently
badly injured in Afghanistan. His life changing injuries have
cost him his right arm and both legs, and yet his compensation
award is just £214,000. Although he will also receive a modest
pension, this is pitiable recompense for his injuries and, when
compared with civilian compensation awards, is an insult.
Unfortunately his treatment is not unique, and is part of a
pattern that brings shame on our society.

The brave service personnel injured whilst on active service
for our country deserve better than this. We urge you, Prime
Minister, to do right by them and radically improve the
compensation available to help them rebuild their lives.

Signed, and I'm going to post it up over on the OAMAAM site as well Militarymom.

Artist

Thanks Artist - MM

Some figures that may be of interest are:

Op Herrick – British injured
For the period 1 January 2006 to 15 March 2008:
Centrally available records show that:
• 343 UK military and civilian personnel were admitted to UK Field Hospitals and categorised as Wounded in Action, including as a result of hostile action.
• 859 UK military and civilian personnel were admitted to UK Field Hospitals for disease or non-battle injuries.
• 47 UK personnel were categorised as Very Seriously Injured from all causes excluding disease.
• 65 UK personnel were categorised as Seriously Injured from all causes excluding disease.
• 928 UK personnel were aeromedically evacuated from Afghanistan on medical grounds, whatever the reason
Source: http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/FactS ... alties.htm

For Iraq injured during the same period –follow the link below
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/FactS ... alties.htm

As the Artistic one said.
Signed.
I'll post it on our sister site.
www.militaryforums.co.uk

Posted on ARRSE

Good effort just_me.
Just one point,it appears that Downing Street will not accept two signatures from the same e-mail addy.
There must be a way around this surely?

Sign up for a free hotmail account, takes secconds

Yes but the shame lasts for a lifetime

Wholley wrote:Good effort just_me.

Thanks

I've mentioned this elsewhere,
but here I go again.
Of the western powers the British treat their Armed Services the worst.
In the US we have the Veterans Administration,VFW,the college fund,MIA/POW and various individual state organisations who provide all kinds of assistance to returning Soldiers,Sailors,Marines,Airmen,Women and most importantly their families.
My ex-sister in law was head of Orthopaedic surgery at the VA hospital in Asheville NC.During Gulf one she had her budget quadrupled and no expense was spared to ensure injured personel got the best possible treatment and help to ease them back into the"World"
The Danes,Germans,French etc have similar programs.
So.....Why not the Brits?
If you fight for your country then your country owes you,it should not be left to charities to make up the short fall.

Right,
rant over,
off my soapbox now.

Signed

That the fact we need to even consider petitioning makes me crazy tho!