The following is taken from theunjustmedia.com
" If Germany’s defence ministry’s figures are anything to go by, being a soldier in Afghanistan is clearly thirsty work. According to military sources, around 1m litres of beer were shipped to German troops stationed in Afghanistan last year, as well as almost 70,000 litres of wine and sekt (German sparkling wine).
The revelation has shocked a country that has never had much time for the Afghan mission.
Newspaper reports under headlines such as “Drink for the Fatherland” and “Bundeswehr Boozers” have suggested that alcohol is the only way of keeping soldiers onside at a time when it is becoming ever harder to recruit them. The figures suggest that the 3,600 German soldiers based in Afghanistan as part of Nato reconstruction mission, are each consuming around 278 litres (612 pints) of beer a year, as well as 128 standard measures of wine.
The figures are set to rise by around 10% this year as troop numbers also increase. Critics of the mission who have long-argued Germany should extend its mandate from the relatively safe north of the country to the more dangerous south, say the revelation does little to boost German claims that it is taking a professional approach to the job. US troops face an alcohol ban when on mission while British and other soldiers are allowed to drink moderately when not on duty. This discrepancy led to the claim made at a Nato conference on Afghanistan that “some drink beer while others risk their lives”.
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