The 13-Point Combat Scale, updated for Iraq

[jmowreader]

The Veterans Administration sponsored a study of Vietnam veterans that was entitled "Legacies of Vietnam: Comparative Adjustment of Veterans and their Peers." In it was the "13 Point Combat Scale"--a tool for determining the likelihood that a veteran would eventually develop PTSD.

Here is the scale, rewritten for Iraq.

Combat Experience / Weight
1. Served in an artillery unit which fired on the enemy / 1 point
2. Flew over Iraq in an aircraft / 1 point
3. Was stationed at a forward observation post / 1 point
4. Received incoming fire / 1 point
5. Encountered mines and boobytraps / 1 point
6. Received sniper or sapper fire / 1 point
7. Unit patrol was ambushed / 2 points
8. Engaged Iraqis in a firefight / 2 points
9. Saw Americans killed and/or saw Iraqis killed / 2 points
10. Was wounded / 2 points

The scale was called "13 point" instead of "14 point" because they decided it would be nearly impossible to get all 14 points unless you were in both the infantry and the field artillery. But in Iraq, because everyone's out beating the bushes looking for insurgents, it would be completely possible for an artilleryman to earn all 14 points. Zero to seven points is "low combat," eight or more is "high combat."

After looking at this list, I'd say that if you were a guy whose whole reason for being there was to burn shit from the portapotties you'd get four points--lines 2 through 5--and if you're any kind of a combat arms soldier you've got lines six through nine so they've all got 11 points.

[99th_Monkey]

1. that link doesn't work for me. any ideas? n/t

[jmowreader]

3. Try these links (spam enclosed):

http://www.cafepress.com/jamartsfos for "Freedom of Speech: Not Just For Republicans Anymore"

or

http://www.cafepress.com/jamartsrnd for "Rapists Shouldn't Be Daddies."

Anyone got any ideas on how to put two different designs into one CafePress store?

[99th_Monkey]

2. here's what show up when i go to the link

CafePress.com Product Not Found
We are sorry, but the product you requested could not be found. The page you are looking for may have been renamed, moved, or deleted. You may click on the "reload" button on your browser, or wait and try connecting again later. Please check the URL for spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors, and click the "reload" button on your browser.

Are you having trouble finding something? Let us personally help you.

Call us. It's toll-free!

US Phone: [phone]
Service Hours

Or contact Customer Service via email.