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In what ways will the Military provide support?

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SuperlativeScrubs · 18/03/2020 16:48

There is a lot of scare mongering going on on facebook right now, people saying they will be on the streets with the police enforcing lock-downs and isolation, they they have already seen them driving and walking around, which I know is complete BS.

Does anyone know, so we can alleviate these fears, what ways will the Military are likely to do to help?

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caz114 · 18/03/2020 17:21

Law and order, deliveries, transport for emergency workers, fire engines, extra medical staff, catering etc.

I should imagine that the military will be very useful in all walks of life and I wish them all well.

Everyone stay safe

mpsw · 18/03/2020 17:23

They do loads of stuff

You might find this thread from 4 days ago interesting

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3847823-The-military-are-on-standby

Things the military couid do:

There isn't a contingent of trained medics to redeploy. But there is loads more - the military have a remarkably broad set of skills, and quite a lots of useful kit.

If you want a field hospital, or rapid conversion of a warehouse toma ward, they wouid be the people to do it. They have people with recent PPE experience, not just in terms of BCW personal protection but also some who went to deal with Ebola (there is already provision to call back ex-military who have not yet reached the mandatory retirement age, plus reservists - though if those people are already working in health fields, they may in practice be unavailable)

Other roles: driving tankers and HGVs (including hazardous materials), firefighting, crewing ambulances, some police roles, many engineering roles (probably alongside the regular personnel, not instead of, but a supply of reasonably trained people).

The obvious confounder is that military personnel will be just as susceptible to the virus, and just as likely to need to isolate, as anyone else

One further random idea I had, was that they could staff new decontamination/deeper-than-deep clean units. It wouid be excellent reinforcement of BCW/PPE drills

SuperlativeScrubs · 18/03/2020 17:37

I had to google the Green Goddess, but what a fine engine she is Grin

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DGRossetti · 18/03/2020 17:43

When my DF did his Italian National Service in the 1940s, he had to go all over Italy rescuing people from the worst floods of a generation. It's where he picked up loads of dialects and got learn to drive everything from a motorbike to a tank.

TheQueef · 18/03/2020 17:54

(I saw a Green goddess irl at leuchers air base, exDP was embarrassed for me I was so excited Blush but they just conjour up such good memories!)

AuntieStella · 18/03/2020 20:03

"I had to google the Green Goddess"

And maybe your unwouid have found the fitness guru, who reappeared on breakfast telly this morning

AlunWynsKnee · 18/03/2020 20:07

I remember the army taking over the fire station up the road from my school when I was in primary school with the green goddesses.

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