Combat and Operational Stress: Curtailing the Effects Through Leadership and Education

Abstract

Company grade officers serve as the first line of defense when it comes to preparing and mentoring Marines for the traumatic and morally demanding trials of combat. The Marine Corps is responsible for providing these officers with the tools and initial education that enables them to target those areas that prove detrimental to the mental and physical stability of their Marines. Schools like The Basic School (TBS), which touch 100% of the officers in the Marine Corps, must serve as the foundation for this training and education. At TBS officers should learn the significance of a strong combat and operational stress control program, a sound command environment, and the need for educating Marines on the realities of combat prior to deployment. Once this foundation is set at TBS, it should be vigorously reinforced in all levels of both resident and non-resident officer and enlisted PME. Leadership should never be "treated as anything other than the conduit through which good order and discipline, a certain level of morality, and strong military ethos are cast.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 02, 2010
Accession Number
ADA602059

Entities

People

  • Jennifer L. Grieves

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Drug Abuse
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Military Education
  • Military Operations
  • Military Training
  • New York
  • Students
  • Therapy
  • Training
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • United States
  • Warfare

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  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.