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来源类型 | Report |
规范类型 | 报告 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.7249/RR618 |
来源ID | RR-618-AF |
Fit for Duty? Evaluating the Physical Fitness Requirements of Battlefield Airmen | |
Sean Robson; Maria C. Lytell; Carra S. Sims; Stephanie Pezard; Thomas Manacapilli; Amanda Anderson; Therese Bohusch; Abigail Haddad | |
发表日期 | 2017-05-09 |
出版年 | 2017 |
语种 | 英语 |
结论 | Physical Abilities Identified as Critical for Battlefield Airmen
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摘要 | Military occupations can be physically demanding, yet few attempts have been made to determine the physical readiness of today's airmen to perform their jobs. Although the Air Force conducts fitness testing of all its airmen, these tests and standards are not based on validated job requirements. As part of a broader Air Force effort to measure the physical readiness of airmen to perform their jobs, this report describes a methodology for establishing physical fitness standards for four physically demanding Air Force occupational specialties — combat controller, pararescue, special operations weather team, and tactical air control party. Airmen in these specialties are collectively known as battlefield airmen. ,The authors sought to identify the physically demanding tasks required of battlefield airmen and ways in which fitness standards might be established to ensure that individuals in these specialties are able to perform these tasks. They reviewed the research literature and relevant military documents, conducted focus groups and interviews with battlefield airmen and other subject matter experts, and analyzed the movement patterns and physical abilities associated with each task. They found a high demand across the four specialities for strength and muscular and cardiovascular endurance, followed by agility, anaeroboic power, and equilibrium, whereas they found flexibility to be less critically important. The authors recommend that a validation study be conducted next, to (a) ensure that tests measure important physical abilities required for successful mission or job performance, (b) ensure that performance on tests is a good indicator of mission or job performance, and (c) identify minimum test standards that are associated with acceptable mission or job performance. |
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主题 | Military Career Field Management ; Military Education and Training ; Operational Readiness ; Performance Measurement ; Physical Exercise ; United States Air Force |
URL | https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR618.html |
来源智库 | RAND Corporation (United States) |
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资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/523302 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Sean Robson,Maria C. Lytell,Carra S. Sims,et al. Fit for Duty? Evaluating the Physical Fitness Requirements of Battlefield Airmen. 2017. |
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