Demographic, psychosocial, and physical fitness predictors of successful graduation from U.S. Army Ranger School.

ABSTRACT: U.S. Army Ranger School is an arduous 64-day leadership training course designed to simulate the stressors of combat. Although physical fitness has been shown to be an important predictor of successful graduation for Ranger School, psychosocial characteristics like self-efficacy and grit have not been examined. The purpose of this study is to identify personal, psychosocial, and fitness characteristics associated with successful completion of Ranger School. This study was a prospective cohort examining the association of baseline characteristics of Ranger School candidates with a primary outcome of graduation success. Multiple logistic regression was performed to determine the contribution of demographics, psychosocial, fitness and training characteristics to graduation success. Out of 958

SUBMITTER: Benedict TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10013380 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature