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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"Military and Veterans Studies"”.
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Exploring The Effects Of Policies On Military Readiness
… purpose of this study was to identify factors of military policies that are counterproductive to III Marine Expeditionary Force’s (MEF) organizational readiness. The III MEF/Marine Corps Installation Pacific (MCIPAC) Liberty Regulations of Japan and Battalion Order (BnO) 11000.1C Bachelor Enlisted …
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An Evaluation of Reserve Component Leaders' Attitudes and Motivation as They Relate to Situational Leadership Theory in a Peacekeeping Operational Environment
… between Reservist leaders' attitudes and Hersey and Blanchard's Situational Leadership Theory (SLT), and Thomas's Integrative Model of Intrinsic Motivation during a 2004 Sinai, Egypt, peacekeeping mission.</p> <p>Methodology. This descriptive study provided quantitative and qualitative …
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Veterans Using Mindfulness Practice To Cope With Trauma & Operational Stress Injuries
<p>Psychological distress due to military operations is impacting returning veterans mentally and physically. The purpose of exploring literature relating to veterans is to determine if mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) are beneficial in managing the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder …
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Developing Leaders: The Use Of Challenge And Support To Develop USMA Cadets
… to explore the experiences of cadet company commanders who served in the fall semester of 2016. This phenomenological qualitative study found first, the essence of the cadet experience included group influences, developmental influences, developing self, changing view of self with others, and a …
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Military applications of geological engineering
<p>"This work examines the premise that military engineering and geological engineering are intellectually paired and overlapped in practice to a significant extent. Geological engineering is an established, albeit young, academic discipline that enjoys wide industry and civil demand and is …
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Access and Barriers to Care During Transition from Active Duty to Veteran Status in Veterans with Diabetes: A Look at Health Literacy, Change, and Ongoing Diabetes Self-Management Education
<p>Background and Rationale: Transition from active duty to veteran status may be a challenging time, especially for veterans with diabetes. These veterans face multiple changes that can cause distress. Most veterans with diabetes have type 2 diabetes, however a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes on …
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Agile Knowledge Management; A Review, Reconceptualization, and Extension to Military Applications
… in knowledge management, re-conceptualize it and extend it to military applications with a special focus on Counterinsurgency (COIN).</p> <p>An initial qualitative exploration of agility in knowledge management was performed. Three different concepts and their interrelationships were analyzed: …
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The Influence of Network Factors on Network Centric Operations
… it also changes the way how to defense and secure the borders are secured and defended. The Information Age is about information superiority. It evolves the command and control concept, proactively, to optimize the size of the units and their connections within a combat force for …
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Association Between Combat, Morally Injurious Experiences, Spiritual Injury, and Alcohol Use Among Active Duty Military Personnel and Veterans
… has supported that, along with physical and psychological injuries, combat profoundly impacts veterans’ moral and spiritual belief systems and may contribute to negative health behaviors. Moral injury is a developing construct related to negative consequences associated with war-zone …
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Reset Aviation Maintenance Program Study of U.S. Army Aviation
… condition is affected by operation environment and high flight hours. Due to the environmental conditions and high operation tempo of Afghanistan and Iraq, U.S. Army Aviation created the RESET aviation maintenance program to provide restorative maintenance following deployments in theater. The …
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A Mixed Method Study Of A Former Special Operations Community: Identifying Factors That Effect Cross-Cultural Competency
… attacks on the United States caused a series of military events, including the planning and deployment of troops to Afghanistan. In less than a month after that infamous September day, military Special Forces (SF) members and officers from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) were operating in …
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Optimization Models and Approximate Algorithms for the Aerial Refueling Scheduling and Rescheduling Problems
… a parallel machine scheduling with release times and due date-to-deadline window. ARSP assumes that the jobs have different release times, due dates, and due date-to-deadline windows between the refueling due date and a deadline to return without refueling. The Aerial Refueling Rescheduling …
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Outside Influence and Troop Deployment
… the role that the President, the public, and the media played in troop deployment during the Afghanistan War. I hypothesized that each variable would influence troop deployment. Using a linear regression, I found that there is a positive relationship between the media and troop deployment. …
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Command Climate and Ethical Behavior: Perspectives from the Commandant's of the Marine Corps
<p>Marine Corps commanding officers today face challenges aggravated by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, strategic uncertainty, and societal changes that carry over to the military such as women serving in infantry roles and the use of social media. These challenges are exacerbated by the …
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Key Factors Driving Personnel Downsizing in Multinational Military Organizations
… in traditional organizations, there are very few studies of this phenomenon in military contexts. As a result, we have little understanding of the key factors that drive personnel downsizing in military settings. This study contributes to our understanding of key factors that drive personnel …
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Developing a Parametric Cost Model for Operating Costs of Army Ground Combat Weapon Systems
… primary mission, NBC protection, fire control and night fighting capability) impact directly on operating ground combat systems; and what is the form of the parametric model for operating costs for ground combat systems? The study extends the bounds of current parametric cost methods by …
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The Relationship Among HFACS Levels and Analysis of Human Factors in Unmanned and Manned Air Vehicles
… System levels for unmanned air vehicle and manned air vehicle accidents and the common relationships between unmanned air vehicle and manned air vehicle accident causes. The study acquired DOD HFACS accident classification data from 347 United States Air Force Class A accident reports …
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Towards the Quantitative Analysis of the Connectivity Value of Networked Operations
<p>While the nature of and the approach to command and control is evolving in order to meet the challenges of Information Age warfare, the essential functions that must be accomplished remain constant. One of those essential functions is the arrangement of the assets within a combat force. …
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