Grit was not associated to dropout in Dutch Marine recruits.

Approximately half of all recruits drop out of Marine recruit training. Identifying associated and predisposing factors for dropout would be helpful to understand dropout patterns and induce preventive strategies. Grit has been suggested to be a predictor of who is likely to succeed and who is not.

Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Grit scale in Marine recruits using Rasch analysis.

Introduction: Successful completion of initial military training has been suggested to be predicted by physical abilities, cognitive abilities and non-cognitive abilities such as hardiness and grit. This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of a Dutch version of a grit measurement scale: the NL-Grit scale.

Methods: We assessed the factor structure, unidimensionality of the subscales, discriminative quality of the rating scale and investigated to what extend the items together can reliably measure the entire range of grit levels in Dutch Marine recruits.

Despite an improved aerobic endurance, still high attrition rates in initially low-fit recruits-results of a randomised controlled trial.

Background: Low baseline fitness of recruits entering basic military training (BMT) is associated with an increased risk of musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) and attrition from training.

Objective: To determine the effects of a pre-training conditioning program (PCP) on aerobic endurance, incidence of musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs), and attrition rates in BMT of a special infantry unit of the Netherlands Armed Forces.

Participants: Recruits were considered eligible for this study when they were 'low-fit' at the start of BMT (time to complete a 2.

Development and Validation of a Dynamically Updated Prediction Model for Attrition From Marine Recruit Training.

Dijksma, I, Hof, MHP, Lucas, C, and Stuiver, MM. Development and validation of a dynamically updated prediction model for attrition from Marine recruit training. J Strength Cond Res 36(9): 2523-2529, 2022-Whether fresh Marine recruits thrive and complete military training programs, or fail to complete, is dependent on numerous interwoven variables.

Nonexercise Interventions for Prevention of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Armed Forces: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Context: This study evaluates the effect of nonexercise interventions on the reduction of risk for musculoskeletal injuries in armed forces.

Evidence Acquisition: A database search was conducted in PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, SPORTdiscus, Greylit, Open Grey, the WHO trial registry, and the reference lists of included articles up to July 2019. RCTs and cluster RCTs evaluating nonexercise interventions for the prevention of musculoskeletal injuries in armed forces compared with any other intervention(s) or no intervention were eligible for inclusion.