Course 01: Nutrition & Physical Activity for Health Weeks 2 & 3. What we have learned so far: Week 2, Module 3: Macronutrient Considerations, Carbohydrates. Week 2, Module 4: Macronutrient Considerations, Proteins. Week 3, Module 5: Macronutrient Considerations, Fats. Week 3, Module 6: Vitamins. I did not fully appreciate just how much I had either… Read More
Future Armed Forces Pension Scheme: Key Points
The main features of the new scheme are (new features in bold): One scheme for all – including Reservists. A Career Average scheme (rather than final salary). No personal contributions. A pension accrual rate of 1/47th for all. Benefits earned under the new scheme while serving will be increased (‘revalued’) annually by an average earnings index.… Read More
MOOC Me…
Well I am now on day three of my first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). I am enrolled on two courses: Nutrition & Physical Activity for Health (University of Philadelphia, started Mon 15 Jul); and Exercise Physiology: Understanding the Athlete Within (University of Melbourne, started Mon 22 Jul). Both courses last for 6 weeks and… Read More
Mental Health & UK Infantry Personnel
Research Paper Title Mental Health Among Commando, Airborne and Other UK Infantry Personnel. Background Despite having high levels of combat exposure, commando and airborne forces may be at less risk of mental ill-health than other troops. Aims To examine differences in mental health outcomes and occupational risk factors between Royal Marines Commandos (RMCs), paratroopers (PARAs)… Read More
Playing Managerial Roles in Military Operations
The military is not just another organisation, at least not all of it, all of the time. It is an organisation with at least two faces: One dealing with peacetime conditions and, hence, resembling an ‘ordinary organisation’; and One operating in ‘hot’ conditions, during crisis and peace operations or outright war (Soeters, in Wilderom and… Read More
Fit Notes Don’t Fit the Bill for Business
It is has been more than three years since the ‘sick note’ was replaced by the ‘fit note’, in a bid to hasten the return to work of ill employees to the workplace. However, the new system is not in the best of health, according to research from EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, which found that… Read More
Sleep Tied to Operational Performance
Most people know that the average person needs about eight hours of sleep per night, but did you know that sleep issues can have a direct link to operational performance? Recent studies suggest that many Soldiers are complaining about a lack of sleep. Consequences can include reduced alertness, memory deficits and slower information processing. Lack… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 