Introduction It is no secret that all military training, from boot camp to specialised skills training and beyond, is hard on your body. Many people experience injuries – sometimes life-changing ones – while they are participating in training. Some of the most common injuries that occur during military training are tibial bone stress reaction (shin… Read More
Research Paper Title Military human performance optimization and injury prevention: Strategies for the 21st century warfighter. Abstract This special issue of the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport is dedicated to the topic of optimising physical performance and reducing musculoskeletal injury. Effective military training should increase physical performance capabilities without incurring high rates of… Read More
In a concrete stadium in the north of Beijing, some 2,000 men and women are rehearsing a military tattoo. They march in a circle to music pumped from loudspeakers, while footage of tanks and helicopters plays on a screen above their heads. One group armed with rifles heads to the middle of the arena to… Read More
Historically, a performance gap was identified between soldiers in their normal unit employment and the start standard required for the Section Commanders’ Battle Course (SCBC) and the Platoon Sergeants’ Battle Course (PSBC). This had led to poor performance on those courses. The Platoon Sergeant is the second in command of an infantry platoon, comprising of up to… Read More
British troops commenced training, at the end of 2017, with the new Battle Craft Syllabus (BCS). Elements from the Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) undertook training on the first iteration of BCS by practising individual, crew and troop skills. The new BCS means that units have to be in the field for 10 days every 3… Read More
Table 1 outlines the pass rates for those attending the Royal Navy’s Pre-Royal Navy Course (PRNC). Table 1: Pass rate for PRNC Training Year Number Attended Attended (Referred) [Note 1] Failed to Attend 2013/2014 2024 104 11 2014/2015 2065 91 17 2015/2016 2124 162 30 2016/2017 1973 128 12 Notes If a candidate fails any… Read More
Tables 1 and 2 outline the number of students on the Royal Logistics Corps (RLC) movement controller class 1 and class 2 courses for the period 2007 to 2015. Table 1: RLC movement controller class 1 Training Year Number of Attendees Number Passed 2007/2008 25 20 2008/2009 15 15 2009/2010 15 15 2010/2011 15 15… Read More
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