RAND research on civilian workforce issues

Abstract: This document provides an overview of RAND Project AIR FORCE research conducted between 2012 and 2024 on the civilian workforce. RAND research on civilian workforce …

Veterans Administration Readjustment Counseling Service Counselors’ Training Needs: Results of a National Needs Assessment

Abstract: The Department of Veteran Affairs established Readjustment Counseling Service (RCS) to meet the mental health needs of active-duty service members, veterans, and their …

Misuse of tourniquets in Ukraine may be costing more lives and limbs than they save

Abstract: Hands-on training and social media sites have heavily emphasized the use of tourniquets to treat limb injuries during the Ukraine war. Tourniquet overuse or misuse can …

Improving resiliency in US Air Force healthcare personnel: A randomized preventive trial

Abstract: Introduction: The effectiveness of the Stress Management and Resilience Training (SMART) with U.S. military personnel has not been reported in the literature. The purpose …

A multistep mediation model examining how consultation in prolonged exposure therapy affects PTSD treatment outcomes

Abstract: Prolonged exposure therapy (PE) is an evidence-based psychotherapy (EBP) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that is underutilized in the military health system. …

Lightning in Brunei: a follow-up of a single strike affecting 29 serving personnel of the Royal Gurkha Rifles

Abstract: On 25 August 2020, 29 British Forces Brunei (BFB) service personnel were hospitalised after being struck by lightning during a company-level training exercise in the …

Association between external training loads and injury incidence during 44 weeks of military training

Abstract: Military training is physically arduous and associated with high injury incidence. Unlike in high-performance sport, the interaction between training load and injury has …

Mindfulness-based teaching competency assessment: Comparing self-assessment with expert evaluation in the Veterans Administration – Compassionate awareness learning module program

Abstract: Background: Meditation, including Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBI), is a required Complementary and Integrative Health intervention at the US Department of Veterans …

Mindfulness-based teaching competency assessment: Comparing self-assessment with expert evaluation in the Veterans Administration – Compassionate awareness learning module program

Abstract: Background: Meditation, including Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBI), is a required Complementary and Integrative Health intervention at the US Department of Veterans …

Mandated Caregiver Training in the Veterans Health Administration: Caregiver Inquiry Informs National Dissemination

Abstract: A minority of family caregivers receive training, with implications for their own and their recipient's outcomes. Federal policy has supported the implementation and …

JSP 898 Defence Direction and Guidance on Training, Education and Skills Part 1 Directive

Summary: JSP 898 is intended as a collection of individual, stand-alone policies that provide direction for the delivery of training, education and skills across Defence. It is …

Benefits and Barriers Associated With Intention to Participate in Injury Prevention Programs in Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Cadets

Abstract: Identification of factors which may influence participation in exercise-related injury prevention programs within Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadets is an …