Research Paper Title Cognitive Load During Route Selection Increases Reliance on Spatial Heuristics. Background Planning routes from maps involves perceiving the symbolic environment, identifying alternative routes, and applying explicit strategies and implicit heuristics to select an option. Two implicit heuristics have received considerable attention, the southern route preference and initial segment strategy. Methods The current… Read More
Military recruit breaks squadron television… …he’s not even remotely sorry…
Research Paper Title Health care contact and suicide risk documentation prior to suicide death: Results from the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS). Background Prior research has shown that a substantial portion of suicide decedents access health care in the weeks and months before their death. The researchers examined whether… Read More
“Officers can never act with confidence until they are masters of their profession.” Major General Henry Knox (25 July 1750 to 25 October 1806) Continental Army, and later US Army, officer who also served as the first US Secretary of War from 1789 to 1794.
Below is the number of applicants to become Pharmacy Technicians between 2013 and 2015 (from an FOI request): 2013: Applied: 11 candidates, all in-service transfers (i.e. already serving in the military). Selection Board: 5 successful candidates (45%). Commenced Training: 4 candidates (36%). 2014: Applied: 10 candidates (8 in-service transfers and 2 direct entry (i.e. civilians)).… Read More
Research Paper Title Deployed skills training for whole blood collection by a special operations expeditionary surgical team. Background Noncompressible haemorrhage is the leading cause of potentially preventable battlefield death. Combining casualty retrieval from the battlefield and damage control resuscitation (DCR) within the “golden hour” increases survival. However, transfusion requirements may exceed the current blood component… Read More
Research Paper Title Homecoming of Citizen Soldiers: Postdeployment Problems and Service Use Among Army National Guard Soldiers. Abstract The present study described the types and amount of problems and services sought among returned deployed Army National Guard soldiers (4568 soldiers in 50 units). The study responds to gaps in the research literature to better understand… Read More
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