Let us now talk about the preparations. I have heard it said that some soldiers are less well prepared than others to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder. I have trained with soldiers in difficult situations but we all know that nobody can get killed during training because you are between friends. So, there is a lot of difference between how you may react to enemy fire on the training ground and on the theatre where real events happen.
I have also heard it said that it is very stressful to see your buddy being killed beside you, but we know that this could not happen on the training ground. Even if you prepare them with all kinds of exercises simulating what may happen on the operational theater, such as guns being fired, machine guns being used, etc., they know that things will be different during operations. It is when they reach the operational theater that the real stuff will happen.
Also, they will have to face not only their buddies being killed or injured but also various atrocities being committed.
What methods do you use to prepare them specifically to be able to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder? During training, do you put them in various situations reflecting what they may have to face there?