Treatment
7 Rs
The British Army treated Operational Stress Reaction according to the 7 Rs:
Recognition – identify that the individual has an Operational Stress Reaction
Respite – provide a short period of relief from the front line
Rest – allow rest and recovery
Recall – give the individual the chance to recall and discuss the experiences that have led to the reaction
Reassurance – inform them that their reaction is normal and they will recover
Rehabilitation – improve the physical and mental health of the patient until they no longer show symptoms
Return – allow the soldier to return to their unit

BICEPS
Modern front-line combat stress treatment techniques are designed to mimic the historically used PIE techniques with some modification. BICEPS is the current treatment route employed by the U.S. military and stresses differential treatment by the severity of CSR symptoms present in the service member. BICEPS is employed as a means to treat CSR symptoms and return soldiers quickly to combat. The following subsections on the BICEPS program are adapted from the USMC combat stress handbook:

Brevity
Critical Event Debriefing should take 2 to 3 hours. Initial rest and replenishment at medical CSC (Combat Stress Control) facilities should last no more than 3 or 4 days. Those requiring further treatment are moved to the next level of care. Since many require no further treatment, military commanders expect their service members to return to duty rapidly. Immediacy
CSC should be done as soon as possible when operations permit. Intervention is provided as soon as symptoms appear.
A service member experiencing combat stress reaction is having a crisis, and there are two basic elements to that crisis working in opposite directions. On the one hand, the service member is driven by a strong desire to seek safety and to get out of an intolerable environment. On the other hand, the service member does not want to let their comrades down. They want to return to their unit. If a service member starts to lose contact with their unit when he enters treatment, the impulse to get out of the war and return to safety takes over. They feel that theyve failed their comrades who have already rejected them as unworthy. The potential is for the service member to become more and more emotionally invested in keeping their symptoms so they can stay in a safe environment. Much of this is done outside the service members conscious awareness, but the result is the same. The more out of touch the service member is with their unit, the less likely they will recover. They are more likely to develop a chronic psychiatric illness and get evacuated from the war. Simplicity
Treatment is kept simple. CSC is not therapy. Psychotherapy is not done. The goal is to rapidly restore the service members coping skills so that he functions and returns to duty again. Sleep, food, water, hygiene, encouragement, work details, and confidence-restoring talk are often all that is needed to restore a service member to full operational readiness.