PrintDecember 27, 2006
The question of combat fatigue
Strategy Page has an analysis of the factor of combat fatigue in the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. An excerpt:
The bottom line is that the stress of combat has a cumulative psychological effect on soldiers. Today, after about 300 days of action, it's time to put that soldier into a non-combat job.
This is going to be an important factor in war strategy going forward. Read the whole thing.
