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Title Details:
Operational Competence of the Warfighter
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.
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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