Knowing they will be well-cared for in case of injury should improve morale and the will of soldiers to follow orders and fight.

Evidence

U.S. Combat Medicine and Military Morale (Sage Journals)

Categorization

  • corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
  • XREF: connects to: American military reports were overly optimistic and non-critical. — Neil Sheehan, A Bright Shining Lie, 825; Morale influences combat power based on the military and their will, consisting of persuading the armed forces. — The role of military morale as an essential dimension of combat power