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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.7249/RR618
来源IDRR-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

  • The physical abilities identified as critical for each of the physically demanding tasks required of battlefield airmen were muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurance, anaerobic power (ability to do high-intensity, short duration activity), equilibrium, flexibility, and coordination and agility.
  • There is a high demand across the four specialities for strength and muscular and cardiovascular endurance, followed by agility, anaeroboic power, and equilibrium.
  • Flexibility seems to be less critically important for phsyically demanding battlefield airmen tasks (but flexibility may be associated with fewer overall injuries among airmen).
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.

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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.

目录
  • Chapter One

    Introduction: Establishing a Need for Fitness Standards

  • Chapter Two

    Validation and Setting Standards

  • Chapter Three

    Our Approach for Identifying Physical Requirements of Battlefield Airmen

  • Chapter Four

    Results: Critical Physical Tasks and Abilities

  • Chapter Five

    Recommendations for Developing Occupationally Relevant Fitness Tests

  • Appendix A

    How to Identify Physical Requirements

  • Appendix B

    Detailed Results from Movement Pattern Analyses

  • Appendix C

    Average Task Ratings from Focus Groups

主题Military Career Field Management ; Military Education and Training ; Operational Readiness ; Performance Measurement ; Physical Exercise ; United States Air Force
URLhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR618.html
来源智库RAND Corporation (United States)
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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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