| A Review of the Literature on Attrition from the Military Services: Risk Factors for Attrition and Strategies to Reduce Attrition |
OCT 2004 |
105 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph J. Knapik; Bruce H. Jones; Keith Hauret; Salima Darakjy; Eugene Piskator; ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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 | Attrition is the failure of an enlisted service member to be retained in service within the first term of enlistment. This paper emphasizes health/ fitness-related aspects of attrition but also covers demographic and psychosocial factors. Overall 3-year military attrition steadily rose from 26% in 1985 to 31% in 1995. Demographic and psychosocial risk factors for attrition include lower educational attainment, female gender, White ethnicity, lower Armed Forces Qualification Test scores, ... |
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| Administrative and Safety Evaluation of a Proposed Army Physical Readiness Test (2002) |
JUN 2002 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph J. Knapik; Steve Bullock; Keith Hauret; James Wells; Edward Hoedebecke; ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE (PROVISIONAL) ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| The purpose of this investigation was to perform an administrative and safety assessment of the proposed Army Physical Readiness Test (APRT). Subjects were Ordnance School students in Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Test items consisted of the standing long jump, power squat, heel hook, 300-yard shuttle mn, push-ups and 1-mile mn. The procedures followed were those outlined in a draft Army Field Manual 3-22.20 (Physical Readiness ... |
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| Evaluation of Injury Rates During Implementation of the Fort Drum Running Shoe Injury Prevention Program |
OCT 2001 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph J. Knapik; David Feltwell; Michelle Canham-Chervak; Stephanie Arnold; Keith Hauret; ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE (PROVISIONAL) ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| The Ft Drum Running Shoe Injury Prevention Program was initiated in November 1999 and consists of three parts: (1) a foot evaluation where medical personnel determined the soldier's foot arch height, ankle flexibility, and body weight, (2) a running shoe recommendation based on the foot evaluation, and (3) the actual shoe purchase by the soldier. This epidemiological consultation (EPICON) examined the effectiveness of the program by examining injury rates before ... |
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| Physical Fitness of Soldiers Entering and Leaving Basic Combat Training |
MAR 2000 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Marilyn A. Sharp; Joseph J. Knapik; John F. Patton; Michael A. Smutok; Keith Hauret; ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MA
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| This study examined the effectiveness of basic combat training (BCT) in improving the physical fitness of incoming soldiers and compared the physical fitness and trainability of current trainees to those measured in previous years. 350 soldiers (182 men and 168 women) were recruited from those entering two BCT battalions at the Ft Jackson Reception Station during May 1-14, 1998. Volunteers performed the following procedures before BCT: ... |
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| Evaluation of Injury Rates During Implementation of the Fort Drum Running Shoe Injury Prevention Program |
NOV 1999 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph J. Knapik; David Feltwell; Michelle Canham-Chervak; Stephanie Arnold; Keith Hauret; ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE APG MD EPIDEMIOLOGYAND DISEASE SURVEILLANCE
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| In November 1999, the US Army Medical Department Activity (MEDDAC) at Ft Drum, New York, initiated the "Running Shoe Injury Prevention Program". This program was an effort to reduce injuries by matching running shoes to particular characteristics of individual soldier's feet. In March 2001, the MEDDAC commander requested the assistance of the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM) to determine the effectiveness of the program. This ... |
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