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Subjects: "A Team Members" |
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Two were officers. Ten were enlisted men. All were Caucasian. Two were married. Ten were single or divorced.
Ages ranged from 22 to 41 years (median 26). Education ranged from 10 to 16 years (median 12). Years of military service ranged from 1.5 to 20 years (median 5.5). Time in Vietnam ranged from 5 to 36 months (median 8.5).
Time in
Camp ranged
from 1 to 10 month (median 8).
All of the men had past combat experience, and for some this had been very extensive. Three of the enlisted men had been in Korea. One had also fought in World War II.
Aside from his general military competency each man in some individual skill, such as demolitions, as a medic, or as a radio operator. They had also been taught an awareness of their responsibility to the group and their mutual obligation to it to maximize their chance of survival. |