einkorn , 4 hours ago

UKR may not have the luxury of triaging a bunch of people into non combat roles

I don’t think it’s a luxury but a necessity. A soldier having an utter mental breakdown may become a thread to his own comrades. Of course, there is a difference between people being unable and people being unwilling to fight.

I don’t think anyone really knows how they’re going to react in that situation until they’re in it

It’s one of those rare, unknowable situations. One of my colleagues at university was an ex-soldier. He said he’s seen hulks of men break down after their first combat situation, and unlikely people taking charge in dangerous situations.