Here's another allied study.
More proof that my proposal that physiological and / or psychological testing need to be a part of the Army entrance criteria is correct. Why accept those who will have problems... ;)
LINK.
Yeah, I know -- I can hear the ACLU now. :D
Seriously, though it might seem discriminatory -- and would certainly be challenged by a number of people (the majority of whom would have no desire whatsoever to serve) -- it would actually be of benefit to those not accepted from the standpoint of saving them from stress related injury (physical or emotional) or death (due to failure to cope)...
Yes. It is simply immersion therapy
applied.
With a caveat -- my 'yes' is mostly correct but there both exceptions to whom it does not apply and varying degrees of improvement between individuals. IOW, like all other 'inoculations' it won't work on a few people and everyone develops a different 'fill' level. It also, either genetically or immersion therapy induced is not necessarily permanent.
There is no way, I believe, at this time to predict with any reliability when any person may suddenly reach his or her fill level and snap. Certainly there are clues and some are more obvious than others -- some are ragingly apparent and easily predicted -- but frequently, a seemingly innocuous and unexpected thing can trigger a failure or a breakdown in some tough folks.
All that based on my observation and not on an ounce of Psychological or Physiological education...:wry:
Researching this stuff has always made sense
The part that bother's me is when that last addendum always shows up
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Mr Aikins said his next goal was to identify mental exercises or drugs that could protect people from high levels of stress. Guardian News & Media
I can just see it now, Well that one tested really low but hey we can fix that;
Pep em up{neuropeptide Y} and he/she'll be good to go:eek:
Just to be clear, I honestly think research like this can and will help us find better ways to approach soldiering it just seems to follow that when the final determinations are made by those who actually put such things in place, the tendency seems to follow the aforementioned pattern.
I'm with U-boat, I also believe that the types attracted
make a bigger difference. I also am firmly convinced those types differ from others genetically. Still, there are those without that genetic attribute that can and do make the grade and do good stuff.
Thus I also agree with Ron. I think we should be able to identify those that can better tolerate combat stress (as opposed to generic 'stress') and who can think and make decisions rapidly in fluid situations but I'd be awfully leery of an injection or a pill that would provide that -- too many instances of body chemistry going haywire exist.
Putting all that together, it would be beneficial to administer an assessment for combat arms applicants, officer and enlisted, similar to the SF Selection Battery and also to conduct a physical assessment. The intent would be to guide the selection of jobs for people -- and to allow people to select the most appropriate jobs -- all based on moderately sensible science instead of whims.
There's no question that almost everyone can cope -- history shows that -- but there should also be no question that some people cope far more easily and better than others. I don't suggest that we assess and direct to pick the best 'copers' but rather we assess and provide knowledge to the system and the individual to inform choices.
That said, we'd still end up with a few round pegs in square holes... :D
I know -- but I keep hoping...
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Originally Posted by
William F. Owen
Armies have had lots of clever ways of trying to guess this stuff for years...but they make an incredibly small percentage of any armed force.
There's gotta be a pony in there somewhere... :D
No, no, no -- I found a better way...
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Originally Posted by
ODB
Guess maybe I could live with the labotomy if it gets me past 50:D
Drink lots of Bourbon, that way, see, you kill all these brain cells and you don't have to get the lobotomy. Works, believe me -- also has a beneficial side effect, it makes you unable to hold meetings so you have to do your job by walking around and talking to people... :cool:
Not to worry. Did all that
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Originally Posted by
oblong
This part caught my eye
Regular heartbeat that rarely got above 60 and I'm still here and over 75. 'Course all that erg expenditure did other things so while I'm still here and the pump chugs normally most other things sure don't work like they used to. :o
Oh -- and don't smoke a pack of Pall Malls a day for over 50 years, that doesn't help... :D