Research Paper Title Sleep Quality and Emotion Regulation Interact to Predict Anxiety in Veterans with PTSD. Background Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating and common consequence of military service. PTSD is associated with increased incidence of mood disturbances (e.g., anxiety). Additionally, veterans with PTSD often have poor-quality sleep and poor emotion regulation ability. Methods… Read More
“Sometime they’ll give a war and nobody will come.” Carl Sandburg (1878 to 1967) An American poet, historian, novelist, and folklorist. He enlisted in the 6th Illinois Infantry during the Spanish-American War in 1898.
The Armed Forces Memorial (AFM) database, owned by the tri-Service Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC), was created in order to identify Service personnel whose names were to be, and continue to be, engraved on the AFM at the National Arboretum in Staffordshire. The AFM database records the deaths of all personnel who had died… Read More
Between 01 January 1948 and 31 December 2015, there were 36,211 who have died whilst in service. Between 01 August 1945 and 31 December 1947, 555 personnel died in the operational theatre of Palestine. Reference FOI 2018/08409 dated 17 July 2018.
As of 01 January 2018, the Royal Army Veterinary Corps (RAVC) had the following personnel in the roles of dog handler and veterinary technician (Table 1). Table 1: Soldier liability by rank and trade Trade/Rank Pte LCpl Cpl Sgt SSgt WO2 WO1 Dog Handler 133 72 51 32 16 [1] [1] Veterinary Technician 1 5 6 4… Read More
As of 24 August 2018, the Royal Air Force (RAF) had 15 Lightning II F-35B aircraft in the following locations. Production No. Tail No. Location Squadron BK-01 ZM135 Edwards Air Force Base, USA 17 Squadron BK-02 ZM136 Edwards Air Force Base, USA 17 Squadron BK-03 ZM137 Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, USA Not yet… Read More
Between 01 January 2017 and 31 December 2017, personnel in the British Armed Forces suffered from a total of 74,073 musculoskeletal injuries (MKSI). Naval Service Army RAF All MSK 12,946 46,239 14,888 Upper Limb 3,731 11,643 4,093 Shoulder 1,860 6,365 2,152 Elbow 528 1,392 650 Forearm 51 164 75 Wrist/Hand 1,501 4,360 1,408 Other Upper… Read More
