U.S. Soldiers and Peacekeeping Deployments

Abstract

Peace support operations, whether humanitarian, peace enforcement or peacekeeping, entail a different combination of challenges for soldiers than does traditional combat (Litz, 1996). The paper reviews pertinent findings from studies conducted with U.S. soldiers deployed on peace support operations to the Balkans at various points in their deployment cycle: pre-deployment, deployment and post-deployment. The summary of research findings is based on surveys and interviews conducted with soldiers and leaders throughout the deployment cycle. Stressors associated with each time period, such as family issues during pre-deployment, communication and the operational environment during the deployment, and the impact of deployment experiences and deployment length on the adjustment of soldiers at post-deployment. The degree to which findings extrapolate to other deployments depends on the nature of those missions and environments. The role of the family and specific recommendations across the deployment cycle are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA392485

Entities

People

  • Amy B Adler
  • Carl A. Castro

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Cohesion
  • Deployment
  • Environment
  • Europe
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Services
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Psychology
  • Peacekeeping
  • Psychology
  • Security
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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