by Andrew Marshall

South African Defence Force: What Competencies are Required by Educational Practitioners?

This study concerns the identification of the particular competences required by education, training and development practitioners (ETD practitioners) in the South African National Defence Force to develop suitable and appropriate career and training strategies. An applied research approach and a primarily quantitative approach were used. Questionnaires were completed by the commanding officers or the training managers, as well as… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Gender, Physical Demands & British Army Initial Military Training

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

by Andrew Marshall

When You’re Finding Something Difficult, Just Remember the Commando Poem:

DON`T QUIT WHEN THINGS GO WRONG AS THEY SOMETIMES WILL WHEN THE ROAD YOU`RE TRUDGING SEEMS ALL UPHILL WHEN THE FUNDS ARE LOW AND THE DEBTS ARE HIGH AND YOU WANT TO SMILE BUT YOU HAVE TO SIGH WHEN CARE IS PRESSING YOU DOWN A BIT REST IF YOU MUST – BUT DON`T YOU QUIT… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Societal Change & the British Armed Forces

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