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Deployment-related quarantining-a risk or resilience factor for German military service members? A prospective analysis during the third-fifth waves of COVID-19

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Mandatory deployment-related quarantining added further constraints on soldiers during the pandemic. Contrary to overwhelming research documenting an adverse …

Traumatic tear of the pectoralis major muscle during military parachute jumping

Abstract:The ongoing conflict following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not only affected those directly involved but also thousands of NATO troops stationed across Europe, who …

Attentional bias in German Armed Forces veterans with and without posttraumatic stress symptoms - An eye-tracking investigation and group comparison

Abstract: Background and objectives: Most eye tracking based paradigms evidence patterns of sustained attention on threat coupled with low evidence for vigilance to or avoidance of …

Just Paying Lip Service? Public Trust and Public Support for Armed Forces in Germany

Abstract: The article presents an empirical analysis of whether, how, and why people are active to either support or protest against the Bundeswehr. Public opinion polls …

Risk factors for musculoskeletal injuries in the military: a qualitative systematic review of the literature from the past two decades and a new prioritizing injury model

Abstract: Background: Musculoskeletal injuries (MSkIs) are a leading cause of health care utilization, as well as limited duty and disability in the US military and other armed …

Psychological stigma costs as barriers to healthcare use in former soldiers of the German Armed Forces: A qualitative analysis

Abstract: Individuals decide to use healthcare when the expected benefits outweigh the perceived costs. One of these cost factors in this decision can be stigma. So far, it has …

Evaluation of a Technology-Based Adaptive Learning and Prevention Program for Stress Response-A Randomized Controlled Trial

This paper describes a randomized controlled trial for the use of a specific type of program to help treat stress in soldiers.

Evaluating the labor-market effects of compulsory military service

This article considers the impact that Germany's compulsory military service (CMS) had on the lifetime earnings potential of those who served, compared to those born afterwards. …

Conscription and Democracy: The Mythology of Civil— Military Relations

Abstract: The assumption of a mutually conditional relationship between democracy and conscription is a persistent aspect of the debate on civil—military relations. This article …