Should A Soldier Buy Life Insurance If He Is Going To Afghanistan?

Risking life and limb: British troops in action in Afghanistan are failing to buy life insurance which costs up to £74 per month

Tragedy Of The 50 Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan Who Couldn't Afford Life Insurance -- Daily Mail

* £74 per month premium equivalent of 5% of a young soldier's salary
* 35,600 troops have served in Afghanistan without life insurance
* Further 26,400 took out less than maximum cover

Fifty British troops have been killed in Afghanistan without taking out life insurance.

They could not afford premiums of up to £74 a month to cover their loved ones in the event of their death or serious injury.

Jim Murphy, Labour’s defence spokesman, said the figures, which he obtained through parliamentary questions, were very worrying.

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My Comment: A basic private’s salary of just over £17,000 a year is ridiculously small in today's world .... I can understand their reluctance to spend £74 a month.