I read an article once regarding the willingness of American soldiers to shoot the enemy. As I recall the figure was around 10% of our soldiers actually aimed at the enemy with the intention of killing them. The others basically fired in the direction of the enemy, or not at all. I'm certain that our all volunteer force averages much better than 10%, but I'm willing to bet that even today with all of their training not all soldiers are mentally prepared to take another's life in combat.
The key is the willingness to take another human beings life. I've talked to folks that have killed others either in combat, or in an act of self defense and they have all agreed on one thing. You're never the same afterward. You have to be mentally prepared to take that massive step in possibly killing another human being when you draw your weapon in an act of self defense. That's something I think would be hard to train for.
The military overcomes it through constant training and developing the sense of protecting the unit rather than the individual. I suppose it is much the same when training to defend one's self, or family. It's all in your mindset and repetitive training. JMHO
The key is the willingness to take another human beings life. I've talked to folks that have killed others either in combat, or in an act of self defense and they have all agreed on one thing. You're never the same afterward. You have to be mentally prepared to take that massive step in possibly killing another human being when you draw your weapon in an act of self defense. That's something I think would be hard to train for.
The military overcomes it through constant training and developing the sense of protecting the unit rather than the individual. I suppose it is much the same when training to defend one's self, or family. It's all in your mindset and repetitive training. JMHO