Exposure to Radiation in the Us Army

Exposure to Radiation (Non Combat) in the U.S. Army

Chemical Soldiers in the U.S. Army and in this case my unit have a unique job that it can be

Dangerous when exposed to. All Chemical Specialties have a low risk level of radiation

Exposure when either working, training and or servicing radiation detection equipment.

Commanders regulate the amount of time that a Soldier is exposed and or the service level that a

Soldier is authorized from direct exposure to this equipment. However, how dangerous the risks

Are, depends on the environment that the Soldier is in while performing the job. In the Army,

We practice safety at all times. Before any mission, training and exercise a safety assessment is

Conducted. Now how good and effective the assessment depends on mission requirement,

Sometimes and often bypassing safety standards, and in this case the radiation exposure that a

Soldier is allowed. It is mostly impossible to account for radiation exposure data since the

So called exposures levels are indicated as low and are almost never recorded. Now this does

Not affect the soldiers at the time but rather in the long run since the unknown quantitative levels

Need to be multiplied by the amount of time that the individual was exposed. (A small drop of

Water can thin out the largest