Procedimentos de liderança focados na redução dos efeitos negativos do estresse em combate: um estudo para discussão de uma futura doutrina brasileira

Abstract

Stress affects significantly the military performance in combat and, for that reason, is a subject of great importance for leaders who want to succeed on the battlefield. In this sense, this paper aims to organize leading procedures, focused on reducing the negative effects of stress in combat, based on the US experience, which may provide support to start discussions within the Brazilian Ministry of Defense, to establish a future doctrine for the Brazilian Armed Forces, on the subject. To this end, will be identified the main stress factors that act on the military, before, during and after the combat; identified the main negative reactions presented by them, when in contact with the stressors, that directly affect the combatants performance involved in armed conflict; and organized the US leaders procedures involved in the mobilization, preparation, conduct and demobilization of soldiers in combat, in the political, strategic, operational and tactical levels, to reduce the negative stress effects in combat. Finally, the paper sets considerations about how the organized leadership procedures may contribute to the establishment of future leadership doctrines for the Brazilian Armed Forces, concerning this important aspect of the war.