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This commentary reflects on the ancient craft of fletching as a personally meaningful practice that supports recovery and reintegration following military service. Drawing on lived experience, the essay situates fletching…
This paper proposes a SW&I Spiritual Health Protocol–Provisional (SW&ISH–P) that will expand on the spiritual aspects of the treatment and management of Spiritual Wounds and Injuries (SW&I) previously discussed in…
Vinicius Damasceno, Gustavo Bernardes Fanaro, André Rosado, Irlei Santos, Guilherme van Keulen and Helder Guerra Resende
The recruitment and mobilisation of higher education professionals for temporary military service occurs annually in the Brazilian Air Force occur annually. After the selection process, volunteers complete a Technical Adaptation…
Introduction: Military service is a physically demanding occupation, and fewer women than men meet the military fitness standards, especially in manual handling and load carriage. Therefore, integrating women into physically…
Stephen V Bowles, Donavan Hoffman, Francesca M Cozzi, Serena Bujtor, Emily Grieser, Sadie Kilar, Alexandra P. Siddall, Arpita Ghosh, John Eric M Novosel-Lingat and Tim Hoyt
Introduction: Military service members encounter numerous stressors post-deployment. Unit cohesion, community, social connections and leadership can serve as resilience support systems and may help improve service members’ wellbeing. This research…
Background Long-term health conditions (LTHC) are major contributors to morbidity and mortality in Australia and may be more prevalent in Australian Defence Force (ADF) veterans. Previous analyses are limited because…
When considering military fitness, the focus must be on psychological and physiological ability, which are themselves influenced by health. Health itself is a product of several factors, as will be…
Megan Alexandra Arpin, Meredith Seager, Essence Perera, Tracie Afifi, Gordon Asmundson, Murray Enns, Jitender Sareen and Shay-Lee Bolton
Introduction: Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) soldiers and veterans face a higher suicide risk than the general population. However, differences between correlates of types of suicide expression, namely suicidal ideation (SI),…
Military veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often struggle with psychological, moral, spiritual and existential wounds that exceed the reach of conventional symptom‑focused treatments. Through a search for and…
Background: Sense of control has been associated with age-related outcomes. Veterans may experience a reduced sense of control due to the sacrifices associated with military service—potentially contributing to increased health…
