The phrase "exposed to combat" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it in a sentence to describe a situation in which someone is actively engaging in a battle or facing danger during a conflict. For example, "The weary soldiers were exposed to combat for hours on end."
Because "officially" they aren't exposed to combat.
Never exposed to combat, he had plenty of time to polish his conjuring skills.
He was more a scholar than a warrior, and it is unclear to what degree he was exposed to combat.
But the plaintiffs in the new lawsuit are younger and were all exposed to combat, which, their lawyers believe, may make their case more compelling.
Some of the officials I spoke with argued that the parachute operation had value, even without enemy contact, in that it could provide "confidence building" for the young Rangers, many of whom had joined the Army out of high school and had yet to be exposed to combat.
In Iraq and Afghanistan, soldiers are still exposed to combat and/or terror attacks.
Thus, efforts by the military and Veterans Affairs (VA) to screen for early signs of alcohol misuse are important to identify at-risk individuals before they are exposed to combat-related trauma.
These data suggest that alcohol misuse occurs among a substantial number of veterans who are exposed to combat-related traumatic stress and highlight the importance of understanding the relationships between stressful military experiences (e.g., combat and military sexual trauma) and alcohol misuse.
They were selected to represent a population of Croatian Homeland war veterans, aged 35-54 years, who were exposed to direct combat conditions for at least three consecutive months.
Killgore et al (2008) found that Operation Iraqi Freedom soldiers exposed to violent combat reported more aggressive behaviors following deployment, including angry outbursts, destroying property, and threatening others with violence [ 14].
A substantial literature also has documented increased alcohol consumption and risk for AUDs among war veterans, especially those exposed to active combat (Hoge et al. 2006; Jacobson et al. 2008; Milliken et al. 2007; Shipherd et al. 2005).
