The number of young people eligible for conscription into the German Federal Armed Forces is decreasing, making the successful planning and execution of manpower management plans and policies increasingly important. In conjunction with the decreasing number of potential conscripts, the necessity for savings requires the downsizing of the Psychological Service of the Federal Armed Forces. Thus, ...

This commenorative volume on the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology is a chronological encomium rather than an analytical history. As a factual secondary source the book will be invaluable in a historical library, for the footnoting and documentation are excellent. The photographs, reproductions , and printing are of high quality. The author emphasizes the unique character of the AFIP as it ha...

As a result of the nature of their employment members of the UK Armed Forces may, on occasion, be exposed to physical danger. Although the nature of the occupational hazards they encounter may be predictable, such as enemy action or adverse climactic conditions, they are frequently far more uncertain. Most military professionals acknowledge that they may face danger as part of the job – that is...

Child soldiers–two simple words that describe a world of atrocities committed against children. These children remain hidden from the public attention about their rights and rehabilitation in the mainstream society. Governments have failed to prevent the use of children by proxy forces. On the contrary, some governments continue to recruit under-18 year olds in to national armies exposing them ...

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I N R E S P O N S E T O several inquiries and requests from members of the Congress for in format ion concerning the protection of the social security rights of individuals i n the m i l i t a r y service, the following statements by A r t h u r J . A l tmeyer , Chairman of the Social Security B o a r d , were presented i n the Congress i n October. These statements, dealing w i t h possible me...

BACKGROUND Evidence highlights a high prevalence of common mental health disorders in armed forces veterans and their families, with depression, anxiety, alcohol misuse and anger being more common than PTSD. This paper presents a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify existing randomised controlled trial (RCT) research testing the effectiveness of psychological intervent...

BACKGROUND In previous studies an association between deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan and an overall increased risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in UK armed forces has not been found. The lack of a deployment effect might be explained by including, in the comparison group, personnel deployed on other operations or who have experienced traumatic stressors unrelated to deployment. ...