Moral Injury in the Royal Australian Air Force and the Contemporary Ex-Service Veteran Community: The Role of Chaplains and Pastoral Narrative Disclosure

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Tim Hodgson
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Moral Injury ◽  
Narrative Disclosure ◽  
Royal Australian Air Force

The Role of Social Support in Concussion Disclosure in United States Air Force Academy Cadets: A Mixed Methods Approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle L Weber Rawlins ◽  
Brian R Johnson ◽  
Emily R Jones ◽  
Johna K Register-Mihalik ◽  
Craig Foster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Air Force ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
United States Air Force ◽  
Medical Attention ◽  
Air Force Academy ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach

ABSTRACT Introduction United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) cadets are at risk for sustaining concussions; however, several factors inhibit disclosure. We aimed to better understand the role of social support in concussion disclosure. Methods and Materials We used a mixed methods approach with an electronic survey and interviews. The survey used a 9-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree and 9 = strongly agree) to assess concussion disclosure. Survey items asked cadets whom they felt most comfortable disclosing a concussion or bell-ringer/ding to, how quickly they would seek medical attention for a suspected concussion or bell-ringer/ding, whether cadets would be generally supportive/unsupportive of another cadet disclosing a concussion to medical staff, and whether other cadets important to them would be generally supportive/unsupportive if they reported a concussion to medical staff. Two multivariate linear regressions, one for concussion and one for bell-ringers/dings, were calculated to determine whether cadet choice of the person they felt most comfortable disclosing a concussion or bell-ringer/ding to predicted whether they would immediately seek medical attention for either condition. Choice of person included Air Officer Commanding (AOC)/Academy Military Trainer (AMT), upper classmen, cadet who had recovered from a concussion, cadet, closest friend, teammate, and squadmate. Descriptive analyses assessed whether cadets felt supported or unsupported by other cadets and by those who were important to them concerning concussion reporting. Thirty-four semi-structured interviews were conducted with cadets to explore their views on concussion disclosure. Results Increased comfort with disclosing a suspected concussion to an AOC/AMT had higher agreement seeking medical attention (β = 0.28, P < .001). For every 1-point increase in being comfortable disclosing a potential bell-ringer/ding to an AOC/AMT (β = 0.272, P < .001), squadmate (β = 0.241, P = .002), and teammate (β = −0.182, P = .035), agreement for seeking medical attention immediately increased 0.27, increased 0.24, and decreased 0.18, respectively. Interviews indicated cadets would often speak to a peer before seeking medical attention. Conclusions Our results suggested that cadets felt comfortable reporting a suspected concussion or bell-ringer/ding to various peers and that those peers would be supportive of that choice, indicating social support. Future interventions should include educating cadets that peers may come to them, especially if they are AOCs/AMTs or squadmates.

INVESTIGATION OF BENZOL AND TOLUOL POISONING IN ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE WORKSHOPS

1947 ◽  
Vol 2 (23) ◽  
pp. 681-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mildred Hutchings ◽  
Sheila Drescher ◽  
F. B. McGovern ◽  
F. A. Coombs
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Royal Australian Air Force

Parental Information and Circumcision: Another Look

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 142-143
Author(s):  
JACK A. LAND ◽  
ANTHONY M. POLICASTRO
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Air Force ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Counseling Session ◽  
Air Force Base ◽  
Parental Information

To the Editor.— We found "The Role of Parental Information in the Incidence of Circumcision" (Pediatrics 1982;70:597-598) to be most interesting. At Malcolm Grow USAF Medical Center, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, we performed a similar study. Pregnant women, followed by the obstetrical service, were given appointments to attend, with their husbands, a four-hour general counseling session during their eighth month of pregnancy. During the session, circumcision was discussed in such depth that it constituted informed consent. Women who did not attend the session received no structured informed consent.

scholarly journals Experimental Exercises as an Element of Joint Combat Training of the Air Forces and Railway Troops in the Prewar Period and During the Great Patriotic War (1931-1945)

2021 ◽  
pp. 32-39
Author(s):  
D.S. Lapay ◽  
S.S. Lantukhov
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Test Field ◽  
Military Equipment ◽  
Combat Training ◽  
Great Patriotic War ◽  
History Of ◽  
Prewar Period ◽  
Equipment Testing

This article deals with the organization of experimental exercises of the Air Force and Railway Troops in the conditions of increasing military threat during the prewar period and the years of Great Patriotic War combat operations. The relevance of the study is due to the lack of scientific research on the history of interaction and joint combat training of aviation and special technical branches units. In the course of this research, the role and place of experimental exercises in the system of joint combat training of the Air Force and Railway Troops were defined, and the main areas of weapons and military equipment testing were analyzed. A conclusion was made about the fundamental role of the Gorokhovets Aviation and Railway Troops test field in the study of joint combat use and in the development of new models of air weapons and recovering equipment for Railway Troops. The effectiveness of using of the experience of such experimental exercises is positively assessed. Conclusions are formulated and scientific-theoretical recommendations are offered to improve joint combat training of Aviation and Railway Troops units at the present development level of the Russian Armed Forces.

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