Title Details: | |
Operational Competence of the Warfighter |
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Other Titles: |
The intrinsic and extrinsic factors that affect his performance |
Authors: |
Kounalakis, Stylianos |
Reviewer: |
Geladas, Nickos |
Subject: | MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > LIFE SCIENCES > FUCTIONAL AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY > PHYSIOLOGY MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > LIFE SCIENCES > FUCTIONAL AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY > PHYSIOLOGY > HUMAN TEMPERATURE REGULATION MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > LIFE SCIENCES > SPORT AND ATHLETIC SCIENCE / PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT SCIENCE MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > LIFE SCIENCES > SPORT AND ATHLETIC SCIENCE / PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT SCIENCE > BIOMECHANICS OF SPORT MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > LIFE SCIENCES > SPORT AND ATHLETIC SCIENCE / PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT SCIENCE > KINESIOLOGY MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > LIFE SCIENCES > SPORT AND ATHLETIC SCIENCE / PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT SCIENCE > ERGOPHYSIOLOGY |
Keywords: |
Military operation
Survivability of the warfighter Environment Military activities Personal characteristics Mission characteristics Metabolic condition Warfighter performance |
Description: | |
Abstract: |
Many factors can affect the combat effectiveness and safety of the warfighter in an operation. The most important external factors that can affect, to a small or large degree the combatant's operational capability are the environment (hot environment, cold environment, humid environment, altitude, atmospheric pollution, high hydrostatic water pressure during immersion), the characteristics of the operation (duration, intensity, ground characteristics) and the equipment (clothing, armament). Likewise, the activities for carrying out and completing the mission, such as excavation and manual material handling, play an important role. Also, the fighter's load carriage and shooting ability are central to its combat effectiveness in a mission. Finally, endogenous factors are also important, such as the fighter's age, gender and physical characteristics, as well as proper nutrition, hydration and mental strength. All of the above factors interact, to a lesser or greater degree, making operational efficiency an intractable equation.
The purpose of the trainers is to maximize the combatant's operational capacity always with the maximum safety. Maximization can be achieved by optimizing opposing factors. This book examines each of these factors and their possible interactions, with an emphasis on the physiological responses of the combatant's body, which lead to a reduction of his performance and/or inability to carry on, an important factor which can potentially jeopardize his safety.
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Linguistic Editors: |
Alexopoulou, Katerina |
Graphic Editors: |
Meimaroglou, Antonios |
Type: |
Undergraduate textbook |
Creation Date: | 23-01-2023 |
Item Details: | |
ISBN |
978-618-5726-32-4 |
License: |
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) |
DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-157 |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/9016 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Kounalakis, S. (2023). Operational Competence of the Warfighter [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-157 |
Language: |
Greek |
Consists of: |
1. Temperature regulation of the human body 2. Warm Environment 3. Cold environment 4. Altitude 5. Diving 6. Sleep Deprivation 7. Protective Clothing 8. Manual Material Handling 9. Excavation 10. Load Carriage 11. Shooting 12. Age and Gender 13. Nutrition, Hydration and Food Supplements |
Number of pages |
290 |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |
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