Profile Edward Archer is a physiologist and obesity theorist at the Nutrition and Obesity Research Centre, University of Alabama at Birmingham. This essay, written by Archer, is based on his paper “The childhood obesity epidemic as a result of nongenetic evolution” (Mayo Clinic Proceedings, vol 90, p 77). Article How can skinny people still exist? If we live in an environment that promotes obesity- filled with… Read More
Using information from the Joint Personnel Administration system (for RAF, Royal Navy and Royal Marines) and the Army Air Corps (for the British Army), Defence Statistics can identify that as at: 01 December 2014 there were 1,790 trained regular pilots in the RAF. 01 February 2015 there were 550 trained pilots in the Army. 01… Read More
“In war important events result from trivial causes.“ Gaius Julius Caesar
“I am struck by how much the military invest in resilience training,” said Terence Stephenson, the General Medical Council’s new Chair, at a recent hearing of the Commons Health Committee. He went on to say. “They do not wait until they are out in Helmand province; they start at recruitment and training.” Reference BMJ 2015;350;h566
The five most common categories for rejection for each period are as follows (in decreasing order of frequency): 2012-2013: Medical, Eligibility, Motivation/Commitment, Residency/Nationality and Delinquency/Crime. 2013-2014: Medical, Eligibility, Residency/Nationality, Tattoo/Piercings and Motivation/Commitment. 2014-2015 (to end of December): Medical, Eligibility, Residency/Nationality, Tattoo/Piercings and Motivation/Commitment. Reference Scott, P. (2015) Information about Army Recruitment Centres. Available from World Wide Web: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/247631/response/613728/attach/html/3/20150112%20FOI00374%20Scott%2074302%20Sec%2004%2002%20O.pdf.html. [Accessed: 28 March, 2015].
“Pardon one offence and you encourage the commission of many.“ Pulibius Syrus
Recruiting for both the Regular Army and Army Reserve is measured on a nationwide basis. Since April 2013 the British Army’s recruiting has been processed centrally as part of the Recruit Partnering Project (RPP), with applications made online rather than solely at local careers offices. Official statistics for the Regular Army and Army Reserve intake… Read More
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