U.S. Army Medical Corps Recruitment, Job Satisfaction, and Retention: Historical Perspectives and Current Issues.

Introduction: This study was conducted to identify and understand the current factors affecting recruitment, job satisfaction, and retention of U.S. Army Medical Corps officers and provide historical background to understand if the current factors are dissimilar.

Serum creatine kinase after exercise: drawing the line between physiological response and exertional rhabdomyolysis.

Introduction: In this investigation we assessed the spectrum of creatine kinase (CK) responses in military recruits undergoing basic training.

Methods: Musculoskeletal examination data, questionnaire findings, and CK levels were obtained from 499 recruits at days 0, 3, 7, and 14 of training. Correlations of CK with ethnicity, age, body mass index, exercise, muscle pain, and climate were obtained.