Research Paper Title Proposing Using Waist-to-Height Ratio as the Initial Metric for Body Fat Assessment Standards in the U.S. Army. Background Soldiers failing to meet Army Regulation 600-9 (AR 600-9) for weight-to-height standards are required to undergo body fat taping assessment. This article describes a clinical performance improvement project in which battalion medical staff identified… Read More
Research Paper Title An Assessment of National EMT Certification Among Enlisted Military Medics. Background Navy Hospital Corpsmen (HMs) are the Navy equivalent to Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) both in-garrison and on the battlefield. In 2000, the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Education Agenda for the Future highlighted the need for a single certification agency to provide… Read More
US Air Force Values The following US Air Force values are a commitment each Airman makes when joining the Air Force. These values provide a foundation for leadership, decision-making, and success, no matter the level of an Airman’s assignment, the difficulty of the task at hand, or the dangers presented by the mission. Integrity First:… Read More
US Marine Corps Values The principles and values imbued into each Marine are the building blocks for making the right decisions at the right time, both on and off the battlefield. Honour, courage and commitment, the core values of the Marines, define how every Marine in the Corps thinks, acts and fights. Honour: This is… Read More
US Navy Core Values The US Navy has three core values: Honour: “I will bear true faith and allegiance …” Accordingly, we will: Conduct ourselves in the highest ethical manner in all relationships with peers, superiors and subordinates; Be honest and truthful in our dealings with each other, and with those outside the Navy; Be… Read More
US Army Values US Army personnel learn the US Army’s values in detail during Basic Combat Training (BCT) and Initial Officer Training (IOT). The US Army’s seven core values, using the acronym LDRSHIP, are: Loyalty: Bear true faith and allegiance to the US Constitution, the Army, your unit and other Soldiers. Bearing true faith and… Read More
“Devah Pager, a sociologist at Harvard University, has tracked the performance of 8,000 former felons who entered the American army after passing a screening process in the years between 2002 and 2009. She finds that the ex-cons were slightly more likely to be undisciplined but were also promoted unusually quickly. Is that just a quirk of military culture?… Read More
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