I was thinking something similar. For the individual Soldier in the World Wars there was a gradual degradation in their efficiency the longer they were in combat as constant stress and strains wore them down. Experience only seemed to count in situations where elite units had the chance to be deployed for short periods of time with long periods in between of training.
Add to that the fact that there's been a nuclear war, huge devastation and home is gone...I'd guess that combat would be losing its charm and insanity would be pretty regularly. You might get some whose psychosis made them relish battle, but many more will be a couple of steps away from breakdown.
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