Factors Predicting Training Delays and Attrition of Recruits during Basic Military Training.

ABSTRACT: Ensuring a balance between training demands and recovery during basic military training (BMT) is necessary for avoiding maladaptive training responses (e.g., illness or injury). These can lead to delays in training completion and to training attrition. Previously identified predictors of injury and attrition during BMT include demographic and performance data, which are typically collected at a single time point. The aim of this study was to determine individual risk factors for injury and training delays from a suite of measures collected across BMT. A total of 46 male and female recruits undertaking the 12-week Australian Army BMT course consented to this study. Injury, illness, attrition, and demographic data were collected across BMT. Objective measures included salivary cortisol and t

SUBMITTER: Tait JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9223722 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature