Combat Experience Scale, CES Test - the question form
Questions: 7 · 2 minutes
1. How often did you go on combat patrol, take part in an airborne assault, or carry out other missions involving high danger?
0 – never
1 – 1–2 times
2 – 3–12 times
3 – 13–50 times
4 – more than 50 times
2. How many months were you in an area under enemy fire?
0 – never
1 – less than 1 month
2 – 1–3 months
3 – 4–6 months
4 – more than 6 months
3. How often were you surrounded by the enemy?
0 – never
1 – 1–2 times
2 – 3–12 times
3 – more than 12 times
4. How many people in your unit were killed, wounded, or missing in action during wartime operations?
0 – none
1 – between 1–25%
2 – between 26–50%
3 – more than 50%
5. How many times did you fire on the enemy?
0 – never
1 – 1–2 times
2 – 3-12 times
3 – 13–50 times
4 – more than 50 times
6. How often did you see someone killed or wounded during combat?
0 – never
1 – 1-2 times
2 – 3–12 times
3 – 13–50 times
4 – more than 50 times
7. How many times were you in danger of being killed or wounded (for example, by gunfire, shelling, or bladed weapons), or were you ambushed, or in other very dangerous situations?
0 – never
1 – 1–2 times
2 – 3–12 times
3 – 13-50 times
4 – more than 50 times