by Andrew Marshall

Gender, Physical Demands & British Army Initial Military Training

Research Paper Title Comparison of the Physical Demands of Single-sex Training for Male and Female Recruits in the British Army. Background This study compared the physical demands and progression of basic training for male and female British Army recruits in single-sex platoons. Methods 30 male and 30 female recruits were monitored for energy expenditure (EE) (doubly… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

When You’re Finding Something Difficult, Just Remember the Commando Poem:

DON`T QUIT WHEN THINGS GO WRONG AS THEY SOMETIMES WILL WHEN THE ROAD YOU`RE TRUDGING SEEMS ALL UPHILL WHEN THE FUNDS ARE LOW AND THE DEBTS ARE HIGH AND YOU WANT TO SMILE BUT YOU HAVE TO SIGH WHEN CARE IS PRESSING YOU DOWN A BIT REST IF YOU MUST – BUT DON`T YOU QUIT… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Gaming: What have a Ruptured Tendon, Candy Crush & Learning got in Common?

Some educationalists suggests that gaming can be good for widening access to education and could also be the future for recruitment. However, I think the person mentioned in this article, by Michael McCarthy writing in the BMJ, did not get the memo. A 29 year old man lost use of his left thumb after playing the… Read More