http://www.forbes.com/2007/08/13/dangerous-jobs-fishing-lead-careers-cx_tvr_0813danger.html Where's the military rank on deaths per capita? Edit: Using your 6500 number, and given the enlistment of approx 2.9M (active + reserve - says wiki), you end up with 22.4 deaths per 100,000 per year. There are other careers that rank higher in the above link. And Ford had 9 fatalities in 2007 from their workforce http://corporate.ford.com/microsites/sustainability-report-2011-12/people-data-workplace I'm not taking a stand either way... just presenting some numbers and food for thought -- spicing it up for further discussion.