General Chisholm points out how the youths fighting this war were psychologically ill-prepared for it by the many contradictions and confusions which existed in their political, social and economic background. He stresses the following requirements of a good soldier: He must be able to live intimately with a wide variety of other men. For this to be possible he must be relatively free of internal conflicts. He must be capable of self-sacrifice and devotion. In order for him to become a useful civilian again, his own individual value to the community and should remain obviously high to him.