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Guilt-free war : post-traumatic stress and ethical framework for battlefield decisions / John G. Sackett Major, USAF.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Sackett, John G., author.
- Series:
- Wright flyer paper ; no 56.
- Wright flyer paper ; no. 56
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War--Moral and ethical aspects.
- War.
- Combat--Psychological aspects.
- Combat.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder--Physiological aspects.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Veterans--Mental health--United States.
- Veterans.
- Veterans--Mental health.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Online resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 29 pages)
- Other Title:
- Post-traumatic stress and ethical framework for battlefield decisions
- Place of Publication:
- Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : Air University Press, Air Force Research Institute, 2015.
- Summary:
- "Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects roughly 15 percent of all combat veterans. In a combat situation, when a warrior experiences a moral dilemma that violates a deeply held conviction, he or she suffers a moral injury. These moral injuries and the combat guilt that accompanies such injuries are a leading cause in the development of PTSD. Today's warriors are even more vulnerable to moral injuries, given the ambiva - lence surrounding morality in general. Compounding this situation are increasingly restrictive rules of engagement against an unseen enemy who does not appear to follow any rules at all. These dynamics increase the vulnerability of US warriors to moral injuries. Given the connections between moral injury, guilt, and post-traumatic stress, this paper seeks to open a dialogue on the need for the development of an ethical framework that can guide warriors in making battlefield decisions, providing possible armor against moral injury and assisting warriors in their reflection on previous involvement."--Abstract
- Notes:
- "December 2015."
- At head of title: Air University, Air Command and Staff College.
- "Published by Air University Press in December 2015."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-29).
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Air University Press, viewed on September 28, 2016).
- OCLC:
- 959401889
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