noncombat

Examples

• All

• Senior staff officers, though often highly educated and well-trained in planning matters, had had little experience in real combat and reflected a very different (largely noncombat) army heritage.

  Academic text (1991)

• If U.S. armed forces continue to be charged with peace operations, the question becomes how well prepared its leaders are to shift between the different tasks that accompany the various combat and noncombat tasks.

  Academic text (1997)

• Also, the functions that individuals perform could affect their attitudes: officers who serve in a combat role have long been believed to be less supportive of low-intensity missions than those who serve in a noncombat role.

  Academic text (2000)

• Since Europe is prepared to pour its tax money and resources into noncombat roles, the United States should encourage its European allies to do what they do best—and what their people and their politicians are willing to support.

  Academic text (2010)

• The organization focuses on providing noncombat assistance to communities affected by war.

• During the peacekeeping mission, the soldiers took on noncombat roles to help rebuild the village.

Antonyms

C

combat

854 3.5

A fight between soldiers or armed groups in a war

How Warlike

combat

854 3.5

warfighting

• Specialized

7.8

military

∞ 2.5

noncombat

4.6

peaceful

428 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology