non-combat roles
Behind the lines
Non-combat roles are military or organizational positions that don't involve direct fighting.
These include logistics, medical support, intelligence, administration, and chaplaincy.
The term often appears in discussions of who serves where: Women were restricted to non-combat roles until 2013.
In gaming, non-combat roles handle healing, crafting, or diplomacy rather than battle.
- cryptographerDesigner of secret codes
- clerkOffice record-keeper
- analystOne who examines systematically
- mechanicVehicle maintenance professional
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
radio operator · linguist · desk job · mapmaker · secretary · electrician · surgeon · medical corps · legal advisor · codebreaker · archivist · support staff · software developer · strategist · kitchen duty · paramedic · civil engineer · chaplain
- chaplainschaplains, military chaplain, army chaplain, chaplaincy, field chaplain
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Military fighting assignments
combat arms · infantry · special forces · line infantry · combat troops
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