Research Paper Title Comparing Elite Soldiers’ Perceptions of Psychological and Physical Demands during Military Training. Background & Methods This research examined the impact of psychological and physical demands on a group of elite soldiers (N = 9) before, during and after training exercises involving routine and unrehearsed tasks. Based on the psychological concept of toughening,… Read More
What are the Physical & Psychological Changes facing Women during USMC Recruit Training?
Research Paper Title Female Marine Recruit Training: Mood, Body Composition, and Biochemical Changes. Background The US Marine Corps (USMC) is an elite military organisation. Marine recruit training (RT) is a physically and psychologically intense 13-wk-long course designed to transform civilians into Marines through shared hardship and arduous training. The researchers conducted a study of female… Read More
Gym-based Team Games: British Army-style
Staff College: Old Thinking versus New Practice
Research Paper Title Unity is Strength: Staff College and the British Officer Corps. Abstract Utilising Bourdieu’s concept of the habitus, Keith Macdonald has recently examined the elite social origins of the British officer corps. His analysis is valid as far at it goes but it ignores the professional practices of British officers. This article examines… Read More
IfL Membership
I am pleased to announce that I am now formally an associate member of the Institute for Learning (IfL) It is nice to see my military qualifications and experience recognised by the IfL. View http://www.ifl.ac.uk for information on the IfLs role.
Fitness Assessment (Sit-ups): British Army-style
Metabolic Workload in Elite British Soldiers Performing a Loaded March
Research Paper Title Perceived Exertion and Heart Rate Models for Estimating Metabolic Workload in Elite British Soldiers Performing a Backpack Load-carriage Task. Background Identifying field measures to estimate backpack load-carriage work intensity in elite soldiers is of interest to the military. Methods This study developed rating of perceived exertion (RPE) and heart rate models to… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 