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From: DEPLETE%DUKEMVS.BITNET@ncsuvm.ncsu.edu
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: CHILDREN AND COMBAT
Message-ID: <1990Dec12.031813.10959@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 12 Dec 90 03:18:13 GMT
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From:    DEPLETE%DUKEMVS.BITNET@ncsuvm.ncsu.edu
During the Iran/Iraq war both sides made extensive use
of children as combat troops. In this regard I have several
questions:
 1. Are there significant diferences in how you motivate
children over how you motivate regular combat troops?
2. Is the incidence of post traumatic stree syndrome in
combat children any higher thatn in adult troops?
3. Is there a transference to the "high exalted leader"
of the loyalty,etc that children would normally have for
their fathers and mothers ?
4. How about mortatlity rates in children versus adult
soldiers?
5. How many of these traumatized kids would we estimate
remain alive on the Iraqi side?
6. What kinds of units did Iran and Iraq use these kids
in?
7. What about the German experience?
.