Resiliency Under Duress

RESILIENCY UNDER DURESS By [Student's Name] Course Professor University City and State Date The Code of Conduct by Steffian et al. (2006, p. 80-91) provides service members with adequate meaning and psychological stamina necessary to handle captivity. The focus of this touchstone document is to either minimize danger, maximize reward, or both at the same time (Steffian et al., 2006, p. 50). Wells (2020) draws his examples from World War II, where young aviators who flew with the Bomber Command and the Eighth Airforce had to adapt quickly to the demands of combat, including a demanding and life-threatening environment, intolerable physical challenges, and a relentless pressure to perform at all times (p. 66). Even though the battlefield is primarily an external warfare, captivity to service embers is entirely an internal battle. This explains why timid men and soldiers who were self-centered had difficulties in winning this personal battle of understanding and controlling one’s fears in the previous two world wars. Political, psychological, and sociological factors determine the resilience of service members during...