Quote Originally Posted by BushrangerCZ View Post
Just read the rules for ISAF and OEF operations, you will find out.
I agree with the thrust of your question that started this sub-thread and it is as I said an embarrassing question -- or should be -- but while you address the norm, there have been and are exceptions.

Remember that rules change over time and what is the rule for one tour in country may differ from earlier or later tours (the US does not have 10 years experience in Afghanistan, it has ten one year tours experience there... ). Recall also that what is written is not always followed. I know of units that did send out patrols for days at a whack and LRS elements that did get to do their job -- however, and unfortunately, also know or heard of more that did not. So rules change and all units are not the same. The Country and the coalition force is too big and varied to make a lot of generalizations very accurately.