Soldiers in combat can kill without moral injury
(bps.org.uk)
Killing another person is not necessarily harmful to a soldier's mental health — in fact, the impacts on wellbeing depend more on the context than on the act itself. At least, this is the conclusion of a large-scale study of Norwegian soldiers, led by Andreas Espetvedt Nordstrand of Institute of Military Psychiatry, Norwegian Armed Forces, Norway.
Killing another person is not necessarily harmful to a soldier's mental health — in fact, the impacts on wellbeing depend more on the context than on the act itself. At least, this is the conclusion of a large-scale study of Norwegian soldiers, led by Andreas Espetvedt Nordstrand of Institute of Military Psychiatry, Norwegian Armed Forces, Norway.