More than half of Brits do not actually know what the military actually do when they are not in combat. A study of 2,000 adults found ten per cent believed that going off to fight in conflicts was the Armed forces' only purpose.
One in three were unaware the British military play a major part in tracking and thwarting terror attacks, while 33 per cent didn't know they help to deal with the aftermath of floods.
Just under half did not know the armed forces have a role in helping the fire department in times of crisis, and three in 10 didn't think they were able to assist the police. Sign up to get the Mirror's biggest and best stories delivered straight to your inbox at www.mirror.co.uk/email It also emerged 15 per cent have gathered
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