Original sentence: In the past, cowardice, absence without leave, desertion, insubordination, looting, shirking under enemy fire and disobeying orders were often crimes punishable by death.Military organizations have sometimes employed capital punishment.The method of execution has almost invariably been firing squad.Today most armies no longer utilize capital punishment, and those armies which still retain the death penalty apply it only to the most serious crimes, such as treason or murder
Edited sentence: As the psychiatry has in the past not been on as high standards as it is today, many soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder have been summarily executed.Because the armies have firearms readily at hand, the method of execution has almost invariably been firing squad.Death penalty as officer's right to use lethal force has also been used as means of keeping discipline.In the past, behaviour like cowardice, absence without leave, desertion, insubordination, looting, shirking under enemy fire and disobeying orders were crimes punishable by death.It is estimated some 1% to 5% of Soviet Army casualties in WWII have been executions, and the Red Army lost more men as executed than the whole United States Army in all reasons combined.Militaries all around the world have always been more keen to employ capital punishment than the civilian courts.Today most armies have given up shooting their own, and those armies which still retain death penalty, carry it only on the most heinous crimes, such as treason or murder