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Combat changes a person. This seems like an obvious proposition, but it is a proposition that is not fully appreciated by the average citizen. The only profession that explicitly trains its employees to harm, disable, and destroy another human being is the professional warrior—the soldier, sailor, airman, and Marine. More directly put, the primary objective of the combat troop is to kill. The primary objective of the combat support troop is to make sure the combat troop can complete its objective. For those who have never worked with a professional warrior, this is a concept that can be somewhat unsettling. Appreciating the cognitive and emotional sequelae that occur from struggling with the social, moral, and religious implications of taking another’s life based on a job description is hardly an easy accomplishment. But, for the nonmilitary practitioner, it is important at least to appreciate the warrior’s beginnings to understand where he is headed.
Read the Chapter “After the Battle: Violence and the Warrior” https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780203893906-19/battle-violence-warrior-bret-moore-alan-hopewell-dave-grossman?context=ubx&refId=f48d594c-0369-431f-ba45-a000acc3584f
Your support powers life-changing programs offered at no charge to veterans, military, first responders, and their families. With your help, our Warriors won't just survive — they'll thrive.
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Introducing PTG in Practice: Learning to Struggle Well. This self-guided, online course is for anyone who wants to learn how to incorporate the practices of Posttraumatic Growth into their everyday lives. Course is approximately 3 hours and is geared toward the general learner. Open to everyone.