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Influence of alcohol consumption on resilience, emotional intelligence, and self-esteem in army personnel: A cross-sectional study

Abstract: Military personnel face physical and psychological challenges that may contribute to unhealthy behaviors, such as alcohol consumption. This study aimed to analyze the …

The impact of mandatory military service on labor outcomes. Evidence from Spain

Abstract: Using Spanish data, I examine the impact of Military Service (MS) on labor outcomes for men born in 1968 and 1969. To address MS endogeneity, I use a national lottery as …

Post-traumatic stress symptoms and predictors among Spanish Police and Armed Forces during the covid-19 pandemic in Spain

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To assess the psychological impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the police and armed forces. METHODS: Participants (N = 242) completed an online survey that …

Evaluation of health literacy and its predictive formative factors among Spanish military personnel

Abstract: Health literacy (HL) is an aspect that has been widely studied. However, in the military population there are hardly any studies on the influence of educational …

Effect of military service on fertility: evidence from the 2001 draft suspension in Spain

Abstract: Many European countries suspended mandatory conscription after the Cold War, and especially between 2000 and 2010. However, with the changing security situation in …

Being a woman, being a soldier, being a mother: a qualitative analysis of perceptions of pregnancy on working lives of women in the Spanish Armed Forces

Abstract: Introduction: Thirty-two years after Spain first allowed women to join the armed forces, 12% of active troops are women, although there are no data on how many of them …

Interpreting for the Afghanistan Spanish Force

This study explores the experiences of interpreters working for Spanish armed forces in Afghanistan. The experiences of interpreters recruited in Spain and those recruited in …