Introduction Anorexia athletica (sports anorexia), also referred to as hyper-gymnasia, is an eating disorder characterized by excessive and compulsive exercise. An athlete with sports anorexia tends to overexercise, to give themselves a sense of having control over their body. Most often, people with the disorder tend to feel they have no control over their lives,… Read More
Introduction Zakhar Artyomovich Sorokin (Russian: Захар Артёмович Сорокин; 17 March [O.S. 04 March] 1917 to 19 March 1978) was a Soviet fighter pilot and flying ace who flew in combat with prosthetic feet from 1943 to 1945, having lost his feet to frostbite in 1941 after crashing in tundra in his MiG-3. He was awarded… Read More
Introduction Aleksey Petrovich Maresyev (Russian: Алексей Петрович Маресьев; 20 May 1916 to 18 May 2001) was a Soviet and Russian military pilot who became a Soviet fighter ace during World War II despite becoming a double amputee. Biography Before joining the army in 1937 Maresyev worked as a turner and then participated in the construction… Read More
Introduction Electrolyte imbalance, or water-electrolyte imbalance, is an abnormality in the concentration of electrolytes in the body. Electrolytes play a vital role in maintaining homeostasis in the body. They help to regulate heart and neurological function, fluid balance, oxygen delivery, acid–base balance and much more. Electrolyte imbalances can develop by consuming too little or too… Read More
Introduction Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, DL, FRAeS (21 February 1910 to 05 September 1982) was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War. He was credited with 22 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 enemy aircraft… Read More
Introduction Military conscription of people with disabilities, sometimes termed a disability draft, has occurred on various occasions historically. Cases Below are listed known cases of the drafting of disabled persons: Volunteers This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_of_people_with_disabilities >; it is used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA).… Read More
Introduction Project 100,000 – also known as McNamara’s 100,000, McNamara’s Folly, McNamara’s Morons, and McNamara’s Misfits – was a controversial 1960s programme by the United States Department of Defence (DoD) to recruit soldiers who would previously have been below military mental or medical standards. Project 100,000 was initiated by Defence Secretary Robert McNamara in October… Read More
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