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“Proud, brave, and tough”: women in the Canadian combat arms

Frontiers in Sociology
Canada’s defence policy, Strong, Secure, Engaged, emphasizes the importance of leveraging Canada’s diversity to strengthen the Canadian Armed Forces.
Emalie Hendel, Kate Hill MacEachern, Alma Haxhiu, Barbara T. Waruszynski   +3 more
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Personnel planning in military organizational structures and assessment of its effectiveness

Social Development & Security, 2019
The article deals with the modern staffing process of the military organizational structure, which is impossible without a long-term, future-oriented military personnel policy using modern analytical and mathematical methods of personnel planning.
Григорій Тіхонов, Євгеній Кірілкін, Дмитро Маліцький   +2 more
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Employment equity groups’ experience of inclusion and commitment to the CAF

Frontiers in Psychology
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are subject to the Employment Equity Act, which requires federally regulated employers to identify and eliminate barriers to the employment of designated groups (women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities (PwD ...
Jennifer M. Peach, Joelle Laplante, Kayla Boileau, Kayla Boileau   +3 more
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Reservists Called to Active Duty and the Effect on Human Resource Management

EDIS, 2015
This document discusses the impact of reservists being called to active duty on human resource management. It highlights the challenges faced by managers when employees are absent for extended periods due to military service.
Nichole Schroeder , Julie Gatlin, Allen F. Wysocki, Karl W. Kepner, Derek Farnsworth, Jennifer Clark   +5 more
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The impact of resilience on the mental health of military personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic: coping styles and regulatory focus

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
Military personnel encountered multiple stressful events during the COVID-19 lockdown. Reducing non-combat attrition due to mental disorders is crucial for military morale and combat effectiveness.
Fei Cao, Juan Li, Wei Xin, Zhibing Yang, Di Wu   +4 more
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Military service and crime: new evidence [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Evidence indicates that a substantial proportion of military personnel are involved in high-risk and antisocial behaviors that place them at jeopardy for criminal justice system involvement.
King, Erika, Oh, Sehun, Salas-Wright, Christopher P., Snowden, David L., Vaughn, Michael G.   +4 more
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Monitoring Neuromuscular Performance in Military Personnel [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
A necessarily high standard for physical readiness in tactical environments is often accompanied by high incidences of injury due to overaccumulations of neuromuscular fatigue (NMF). To account for instances of overtraining stimulated by NMF, close monitoring of neuromuscular performance is warranted.
Justin J. Merrigan, Jason D. Stone, Andrew G. Thompson, W. Guy Hornsby, Joshua A. Hagen   +4 more
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Peer-to-Peer Social Media Communication About Dietary Supplements Used for Weight Loss and Sports Performance Among Military Personnel: Pilot Content Analysis of 11 Years of Posts on Reddit

JMIR Formative Research, 2021
BackgroundOver 60% of military personnel in the United States currently use dietary supplements. Two types of dietary supplements, weight loss and sports performance (WLSP) supplements, are commonly used by military personnel ...
Kendall J Sharp, Julia A Vitagliano, Elissa R Weitzman, Susan Fitzgerald, Suzanne E Dahlberg, S Bryn Austin   +5 more
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Role of nutritional supplements in military personnel: a review article [PDF]

International Journal of Biomedicine and Public Health, 2018
Introduction:Military personnel need to use nutritional supplements to increase physical and mental efficiency and protect against occupational injuries.
Karim Parastouei, Hosein Rostami, Tsvetelina Velikova, Meysam Alipour   +3 more
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Mefloquine for malaria prophylaxis in military personnel [PDF]

BMJ Military Health, 2020
Malaria has long been a major cause of mortality within the Armed Forces (AF), historically inflicting heavier casualties than combat injuries.[1][1] Advances have been made in preventing malaria transmission; nonetheless, military personnel deploying to areas with malaria continue to be ...
Victoria Williamson, H Blamey, J Sharpley, A David, N Greenberg   +4 more
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