...Ty Meeks Psych 32 April 15, 2012 Research on Combat Related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder The first reported case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder dates back nearly 3000 years. In 1000BC an Egyptian combat veteran named Hori wrote, “You determine to go forward. Shuddering seizes you, the hair on your head stands on end, your soul lies in your hand” (Dyer). Since the beginning of wars men have been terrified of dyeing, and subjected to horrific scenes of devastation. This constant mental and physical stress can lead to numerous lasting complications in combat veterans. In 1678 Swiss military physicians finally identified the unusual behaviors among their combat veterans and gave it the medical name “Nostalgia” (Bentley). Since that time many militaries around the world have been studying the effects of war on their troops. It was not till the Civil war that the US first took an active approach to handling those afflicted with the disorder. In his article Bentley wrote, “During the Civil War the psychological symptoms from war became so common, field commanders as well as medical doctors pleaded with the War Department to provide some type of screening to eliminate recruit susceptible to psychiatric breakdown.” The first military hospitals were finally opened in 1863 to deal with the large numbers of mental breaks caused by the war. The US finally gave this condition a name after WWI. They believed that the impact of the shells being...
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...Abstract Since I can remember, our military has participated in a large number of conflicts. Our soldiers have multiple deployments and many within a 10-year period. This causes a mental wear on our Soldiers, and until recently, no one lent importance to the issue. As leaders, we failed to realize the different symptoms and problems that our soldiers returning from combat were suffering from. Many returned with physical problems while others with mental problems. For us as leaders to help our soldiers with these problems, we must educate ourselves so we can identify these symptoms. That is where Master Resilience Training (MRT) comes into play. Until we get educated, understand how people react to different situations, then, and only then, can we help our soldiers when they need it the most. We have to care. We have to get involved. Our soldiers deserve good leaders, they deserve the best because they are the best and the future on our army. Our Leadership and Master Resilience Training Family problems, alcohol problems, drugs, suicides, and sexual assaults are some of the problems that our soldiers are struggling with when returning from deployments. To tackle these problems and to help our soldiers more effectively, the army created what we now know as Master Resilience Training (MRT). MRT teaches us how to identify the different symptoms so we can be able to recognize them in our soldiers and be able to help them to cope with those issues. That is what MRT...
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...Analysing aspects of form, structure, and language, explore the ways in which Barker present the horrors of War In the novel ‘Regeneration’, Pat Barker uses form, structure and language to present the horrors of war. The consequences of the horrors of war are also presented through psychological factors and vivid imagery which Barker creates. It is also dues to these horrors that there is protest against the war, which is also shown in the novel. The novel is set in a mental hospital called Craiglockhart in Scotland in 1917. By using Craiglockhart as the setting, Barker shows how the men still suffer from the experiences of the war. Craiglockhart existed in World War 1, and helped in dealing with the 800,000 cases of shell shock from the British army. Madness is a minor theme in Regeneration, and helps present the horrors of war. It is the main reason why these soldiers are at Craiglockhart. These men are not accepted in society because of their ‘madness’, as it is seen as the inability to act in a manner that is considered normal. The symptoms of madness range from a fear of blood to mutism, from an inability to eat to a vocal protest of the war. For many men the treatment they receive leaves them feeling emasculated, shamed and isolated over their breakdown and their problems are only made worse. Barker uses each characters experience to show the horrors of war. Each character comes in at a different point in the novel, for example Yealland is introduced towards the...
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...Introduction/Objective: The argument that women should serve in combat roles has long been debated in the U.S. branches of service. Among the pros and cons, a potentially non-debatable issue remains constant that women have a less superior body, in regards to muscle mass and strength. Retired Army Col. (Dr.) Elspeth Ritchie, who served multiple tours in Iraq and Somalia as a psychiatrist, earning three combat patches stated, “When women deploy to combat or on exercises, the most discussed topic is whether or not women have the strength and stamina to make it.” (Vergun, 2014) Often times during training, soldiers are often instructed to carry various weights (30 lbs +) during ruck marches. They must also enter in hand to hand combat, occasionally...
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...failed to show up to work on time doesn’t think his job is very important. Your boss may see your tardiness as a lack of motivation to progress in your occupation and pass over when the time comes for promotion. Motivation is very important because it shows that you want to be in your workplace and you have the drive necessary to progress. Also, on the military side, soldiers can face negative actions under article 86 of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice. This can lead to forfeiture of pay and even separation from the military. Adding to that, being late while you are in a combat situation can lead to missions being pushed back or even injury and death of other soldiers of your unit. The negative consequences on the civilian side are just as bad. You can be charged vacation/ sick days and even be fired for neglecting to be to work in a timely manner. Being late may also cause undue stress due to the fact that you would have...
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...HIS 122 February 27, 201 Cliff Tyndall: Instructor Felicia Mitchell A Review of “The Shock of War” By the end of World War One the British Army had dealt with thousands and thousands of cases with shell shock. The article explores how the army tackled this extreme trauma, and how it was regarded by those back home. Shell Shock was a term used during the First World War to describe the psychological trauma suffered by men serving on the war's key battlefronts. The intensity of the essentially artillery battles fought along these war fronts. It often caused neurotic cracks to appear in otherwise mentally stable soldiers. Men who saw service of any great length on an active front quickly came to recognize the symptoms of shell shock among their fellow men. Recognition in the form of military authority was rather slower to develop. At first shell shock victims were believed to be suffering from the direct physical effects of shell blasts or toxic exposure. Symptoms varied widely in intensity, ranging from moderate panic attacks. Which sometimes caused men to flee the battlefield: a crime which was invariably regarded as rank cowardice and which resulted in a court martial for desertion to effective mental and physical paralysis. Sent home to recover, many shell shock victims recovered over time, whereas many others continued to feel its effects for years afterwards. Treatment for shell shock was primitive at best and dangerous at worst; psychological theories governing its...
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...in combat. Mostly of wither its was a good idea to allow women the right to fight one the frontlines right into combat with the men. Some of the problems that people are having with this is how are the military going to address the main questions that everyone seems to have. Question being: Men vs women strength, sexual assault, psychological issues, requirements meet. These are some of the biggest concerns the publics voiced. Here's my take on the whole ordeal. I believe that women should be able to server where they want if capable. In 1994, the Department of Defense officially banned women from serving in combat. However, after 9/11 woman started to see more...
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...traditionally associated with caring and with creating life rather than with its destroying. Women today have the opportunity to enter the army, and are allowed to enter combat and fight alongside their male counterparts. But the controversy now is whether that was a good or bad decision. Women were structured different than males, therefore were not meant to be in the combat arms The first, and probably the most obvious, argument is that, for the most part, they lack the body strength that is necessary to perform in combat. Because of this, they would have difficulties in handling the extremely heavy military equipment used on the field; the manipulation with a gun would take them longer, which would create an opportunity for the enemy to shoot first. Also, they would have problems when a need arises to carry the body of a wounded comrade off the battlefield....
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...an increase of opportunities for women to serve in combat roles, they are still discriminated against in every branch of the military. However, in the last few years with ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the success women have been having in combat, policies are being debated. Utilitarian The U.S. military insists that women not participate in combat roles for a number of reasons. The most common reasons brought up are reasons that affect the majority of soldiers, which happen to be men. However, all of these reasons have been proven to be inaccurate or just plain not true. In light of these findings it remains that women are restricted from certain combat duties. One of the more common reasons stated is that women are not strong enough to participate in battle and that they would hinder overall operations due to their physical weakness. However, it has been proven that with proper training, women can become just as strong as men their same size. (USARIEM) Another reason commonly brought up is that women can’t handle the stress of battle and that they have too much mental anguish. Col. Carl Castro, director of Military Operational Research Program at the Dept. of Defense, has proved this incorrect. He states, ‘‘when I look at the data, I see nothing to counter that point.'' (NY Times) The last Utilitarian argument that I will discuss is the argument of having women serving in direct combat will hamper mission effectiveness by hurting unit...
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...Women have been participating in wars for many years in different types of ways. In the past it was illegal for women to physically fight in the war but many found their way to help pitch in. Many women disguised themselves as men fighting in combat; some created organizations to support soldiers with forms of aid and donations of food and supplies, and others volunteered on a more personal status sending items to soldiers they knew. It is only recently that women have been considered to take part in direct physical combat which still holds strong oppositions. Women, who are enrolled in the army today, are still not equally treated. They are suffering from being sexually assaulted, discriminated against in high roles, and given poor primary and reproductive healthcare. There should be a change in the availability of opportunities for women in service, fair recognition of their hard work, and they should be given equal rights. Today women in the military face many unjust things one of the leading problems is sexual harassment. Military sexual trauma is the experience of sexual harassment or completed sexual assault during military service. This occurs in both male and females militants. Based on research from the National Virginia Military Sexual Trauma Surveillance Data, approximately one in five women veterans receiving universal screening at a Veterans Health Administration facility reported that they experienced military sexual trauma. In an overall survey they found...
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...Can Women Serve In Combat? The Military Leadership Diversity Commission is recommending that the Pentagon do away with a policy that bans women from serving in combat units, breathing new life into a debate that really should never have developed in the first place. Let’s take a look at the reasons for the current ban, and the reasons why some may be trying to lift the ban that keeps women from serving in direct combat roles. First, Let Me Be Clear Let me be clear in efforts to head off any “you hate women” ignorance. This article is not about whether women should be allowed to serve in the military in general. This is specifically about why I personally believe women (female or trans-gendered) should not be allowed to, forced into, pressured, or even given the option to serve in direct combat roles such as Infantry, Sniper, Special Forces, Recon, Ranger, SEAL, Combat Diver, or Delta units. In my opinion, this is a common sense issue… but to no surprise, the “well-educated” people that have done studies and compiled reports commissioned by the government seem to be incapable of utilizing a commodity such as common sense. And trust me, I have seen many women, especially in the Marine Corps, that were highly capable, willing and able to serve in infantry and combat-related roles. There’s more to it than that. Reasons Why Women Should Not Serve In Direct Combat Roles Strength, equality, logistics, safety and emotions are a few main areas that I would like to discuss...
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...Stress and stress-related illness seem to be unavoidable in the life most people lead nowadays. For many years now, it has been recognized that increasing levels of stress in the workplace not only increases the risk of disease but also reduces people’s ability to respond flexibly to the demands of their job. This stress results from a variety of aspects of our modern life; there are, however, several things that can be done to reduce the problems caused by stress. The modern world is constantly developing and at a very high speed. This means that there is constant change and people need to update their skills. Job security is no longer guaranteed and this can cause a great deal of stress. In the past, most people were guaranteed a job for life, but this is no longer true. In fact, many people may have to change career more than once in their life time. In Japan, for example, the restructuring of many businesses in the last ten years led to a reduction in the number of middle managers. This was very stressful and led to an alarming number of suicides. Another contributory factor is population growth. This puts more pressure on our environment. For example, many calamities like soil erosion, landslide, and drought are caused through deforestation and various types of pollution have caused the human problems. Moreover, the roads and public transport become more crowded. As a result, there are longer lines for everyday activities and very crucial services like shopping and...
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...INTRODUCTION a new business model. We do accept that the degree of change in the aerospace industrial system may be less evident at the technological pinnacle of this world — the high performance UCAV. But, even here, there are likely to be challenges to conventional attitudes and processes. We further conclude that despite movement on the collabo- rative front, Europe could still struggle to make headway in the market unless industry is able to embrace the new ways of doing business implied by the UAS transformation. This includes the need to encourage new entrants as well as adopting a full systems approach to the market, offering an integrated package of hardware and services to a range of civil and military customers. In this respect, the paper urges the rapid adoption and implementation of the June 2013 EU Roadmap for the integration of UAS operations into European airspace. The Revolution in Military Affairs — these days often known as military transformation — with its emphasis on network centric warfare and exotic weapons systems, has threat- ened a comparable revolution in defence industrial affairs. The proposition is that the fundamental changes in defence technology implied by military transformation will challenge the existing structure of defence companies, encourage new entrants and new combinations of players, especially from the wider civilian high technology community to enter the defence business. Yet a...
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...England at War King Henry the V gives this speech, The Feast of Crispian, which inspires his men and makes them stronger to go out into battle and fight for England. King Henry the V constantly speaks about the how the men will live greatly on this day and how it will be a holiday. The men will be remembered for this battle. The men in England will wish that they were fighting for England. This speech helps the men conquer their fear and helps them fight. King Henry the V gives this speech to inspire his men for the battle they will have. Henry talks about this day becoming the Feast of Crispian. The men that live through this day will be Henry’s brother and this day shall gentile his condition. They will be like brothers to the king if King Henry the V’s men live through this day. The people believed that God placed the kings on the throne; if they were brothers to the king, then they would be brothers with the man that God had placed on the throne. There will be a feast every year on this day and the men who live will feast with their neighbors and show their scars. The men will have betters lives after this day. They will be remembered for their heroic battle. Their names will be familiar in every household. This story the good man shall teach his son. Everyone will know what feats they accomplished on this day. From this day to the ending of the world, they will be remembered. Everyone will be forgotten but anyone who fights will be remembered. They will...
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.... At no time, from 1941 to 1945, did I ever hear it suggested by the President, or by any other responsible member of the government, that atomic energy should not be used in war. I therefore emphasize that it was our common objective, throughout the war, to be the first to produce an atomic weapon and use it. Among the suggestions thus forwarded was one memorandum which questioned using the bomb at all against the enemy. Japan, in July 1945, had been seriously weakened by our increasingly violent attacks. It was known to us that she had gone so far as to make tentative proposals to the Soviet government, hoping to use the Russians as mediators in a negotiated peace. T There was as yet no indication of any weakening in the Japanese determination to fight rather than accept unconditional surrender. We estimated that if we should be forced to carry this plan to its conclusion, the major fighting would not end until the latter part of 1946, at the earliest. I was informed that such operations might be expected to cost over a million casualties, to American forces alone. The determination of the Allies to destroy permanently all authority and influence of those who have deceived and misled the country into embarking on world conquest. I personally think that if in saying this we should add that we do not exclude a constitutional monarchy under her present dynasty, it would substantially add to the chances of acceptance. Hiroshima was bombed on August 6, and Nagasaki on August...
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