Research Paper Title Comparison of the Physical Demands of Single-sex Training for Male and Female Recruits in the British Army. Background This study compared the physical demands and progression of basic training for male and female British Army recruits in single-sex platoons. Methods 30 male and 30 female recruits were monitored for energy expenditure (EE) (doubly… Read More
The (then) Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI, 2005) argued that there were many studies demonstrating that tensions had arisen from the widening difference between increasingly peaceful civilian life and service in a war zone. The ALI stated that recruits’ expectations of their treatment followed the same trajectory: They were ill prepared for what they see as… Read More
Research Paper Title Warrior Heroes and Little Green Men: Soldiers, Military Training and the Construction of Rural Masculinities. Abstract This paper examines how a particular rural masculinity, termed here the ‘warrior hero’ model of military masculinity, is produced through the process of military training in the British Army. The paper outlines how the concept of masculinity is… Read More
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