Much has been made in recent years of shortages of essential personal protective equipment in both Iraq and Afghanistan, most usually the lack of body armour or its perceived inadequacy. This is understandable and reflects a highly charged political arena, where the accusation that 'our boys' have been let down through personal equipment shortages is raised on all too frequent occasions. Yet this is a very recent concern and was largely absent from previous campaigns. Something has changed in our collective perceptions of the management of risk to life and limb.

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