contractor combatant
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Author and United States Department of Defense (DoD) contractor Carter Andress coined the term “contractor combatant” in his book about the Iraq War titled Contractor Combatants: Tales of an Imbedded Capitalist.
Noun[edit]
contractor combatant (plural contractor combatants)
- (military, US) A civilian in a war zone who performs the tasks of an armed soldier under the Geneva Convention.
References[edit]
- Andress, Carter. Contractor Combatants: Tales of an Imbedded Capitalist, Thomas Nelson, Nashville, TN 2007.
- Baghdad is for Capitalists, Interview of Carter Andress by Kathryn Lopez, National Review Online August 7, 2007.
- John J. McGrath. The Other End of the Spear: Tooth-to-Tail Ratio in Modern Military Operations, Combat Studies Institute Press, Fort Leavenworth, KS 2007, page 50.
- The Law of Land Warfare FM 27-10, Department of the Army Field Manual July 1956, Appendix A-16.
- Contractor Combatants: A Book Review by Maj. Patricia K. Hinshaw, USA, The Army Lawyer, Department of the Army Pamphlet January 2009, page 64