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Injuries during Marine Corps officer basic training.

N A Piantanida1, J J Knapik, S Brannen

  • 1U.S. Army Health Clinic, Schofield Barracks, HI, USA.

Military Medicine
|August 2, 2000
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Marine Corps officer candidates experience high injury rates during basic training, with bone stress reactions being common, especially in females. This data aids in developing injury prevention strategies for military personnel.

Area of Science:

  • Military medicine
  • Sports medicine
  • Occupational health

Background:

  • Enlisted military personnel have high injury rates during basic training.
  • Data on injury incidence in military officer populations is limited.
  • Understanding officer candidate injuries is crucial for effective training and retention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate injury incidence, rates, and modified duty days in Marine Corps officer candidates.
  • To provide descriptive injury data for this specific military population.
  • To inform future injury management and prevention strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective study of 480 Marine Corps officer candidates (30 females) at Quantico, Virginia.
  • Data collection on injury incidence, primary injury encounters, and modified duty days over 6 weeks.

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  • Calculation of injury rates per 1,000 candidate hours and per 100 trainees.

    • Main Results:

    • Cumulative injury incidence was 60.8% with an overall injury rate of 3.9 per 1,000 candidate hours.
    • Highest injury rates occurred in weeks 2, 3, and 6 of training.
    • Leading injuries for males: blisters, sprains, bone stress reactions. For females: bone stress reactions (1.35 per 100 trainees/1,000 hours).
    • An average of 3.1% of training days were modified duty days per candidate.

    Conclusions:

    • Marine Corps officer basic training is associated with significant injury incidence and rates.
    • Bone stress reactions represent a substantial injury concern, particularly for female candidates.
    • The findings provide essential data for developing targeted injury prevention and management programs for military officer training.