The number of applicants for the Royal Navy’s Mine Clearance Diving courses are outlined in Table 1. Table 1: Number of applicants by year Course End Date Arrived Passed 2015 40 35 2016 40 35 2017 (to November 2017) 30 20 Source: Royal Navy, 2017 Reference FOI Request: FOI2017/10096, dated 14 November 2017.
SA80 is the designation for a revolutionary family of assault weapons and, on its introduction, it proved so accurate that the British Army’s marksmanship tests had to be redesigned. SA80 A2 comprises the Individual Weapon (IW); and Light Support Weapon (LSW): It has a heavier and longer barrel than the SA80 individual weapon allowing greater… Read More
601 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAAF), 601 Squadron, has three principal roles, which include: To provide advice to the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) and the RAF to help the RAF address important issues; To provide access to new networks that the RAF has not traditionally been connected with; and To develop advocates… Read More
42 Commando now operates as a specialised Maritime Operations unit. Consequently, the organisation of 42 Commando is now different to that of 40 and 45 Commandos. Although the naming of the companies remains unchanged (J Company, K Company, L Company, M Company, including Command and Logistics Elements), 42 Commando is now focussed on small team activity,… Read More
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Prime Minister, wants to end questions about the legality (or otherwise) and appropriate use of Japan’s not-quite army, the Self-Defence Forces (SDF), by amending Article 9, the constitution’s iconic pacifist clause. Japan’s, war-renouncing, constitution is on display at the National Archives in Tokyo, and was written by an occupying (US) army in 1946. This clause prohibits Japan from maintaining land,… Read More
Research Paper Title The application of subjective job task analysis techniques in physically demanding occupations: evidence for the presence of self-serving bias. Background The aim of this study was to determine if perceptions of physically demanding job tasks are biased by employee demographics and employment profile characteristics including: Age; Sex; Experience; Length of tenure; Rank;… Read More
Research Paper Title Noise dosimetry for tactical environments. Abstract Noise exposure and the subsequent hearing loss are well documented aspects of military life. Numerous studies have indicated high rates of noise-induced hearing injury (NIHI) in active-duty service men and women, and recent statistics from the US Department of Veterans Affairs indicate a population of veterans… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 