Adequacy of Garrison Feeding for Special Forces Soldiers during Training

HIV postexposure prophylaxis for Special Forces soldiers.

Exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a recognized occupational hazard to healthcare personnel. The virus also presents an operational hazard to deployed Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel. Management guidelines for work related exposure to HIV mainly deal with healthcare workers in a first world hospital environment. Formal guidelines for postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) regar...

Sports and training injuries in British soldiers: the Colchester Garrison Sports Injury and Rehabilitation Centre.

OBJECTIVES To record and analyse the injuries and conditions requiring referral to the Colchester Garrison Sports Injury and Rehabilitation Centre over a three year period, with special reference to type and site of injury, aetiology, and outcome. METHODS An ongoing prospective study in which data on the diagnosis, cause of injury, and treatment of all patients referred to the Centre was code...

Energy Requirements of US Army Special Operation Forces During Military Training

Special Operations Forces (SOF) regularly engage in physically demanding combat operations and field training exercises, resulting in high daily energy expenditure, and thus increased energy requirements. However, the majority of studies assessing energy requirements of SOF have been conducted on soldiers going through intense SOF initiation training. The objective of the current investigation ...

Hearing Impairment among Soldiers: Special Considerations for Amputees

Effects of deployment on diet quality and nutritional status markers of elite U.S. Army special operations forces soldiers

BACKGROUND Special Operations Forces (SOF) Soldiers deploy frequently and require high levels of physical and cognitive performance. Nutritional status is linked to cognitive and physical performance. Studies evaluating dietary intake and nutritional status in deployed environments are lacking. Therefore, this study assessed the effects of combat deployment on diet quality and serum concentrati...