Graduate Management Project: Physical Training in an Infantry Training Battalion

摘要

Two Infantry Training Battalions (ITB) were used to evaluate a physical training(PT) program developed by the Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune Sports Medicine Department. After attending a three day seminar on PT concepts, intervention group squad leaders prepared and implemented a Sports medicine approved PT schedule. The control company followed the standard SOI PT guidelines. Squad leader PT knowledge increased significantly following training. Intervention group student Marines suffered significantly fewer musculoskeletal overuse injuries and spent fewer days on limited duty than their control group peers. A greater portion of student Marines following the standard PT program, however, completed their company's 12 mile hump. Military leaders, line and medical, must work together to develop methods of enhancing medical readiness. Proposed solutions must be carefully evaluated and changes implemented when indicated. The PT program designed for ITB is scientifically based, demonstrates good outcomes, and appears applicable to both military training and operational environments. The joint effort undertaken between Sports Medicine and SOI has produced tangible results for SOI and has generated greater interest in a spirit of cooperation in the Camp Lejeune area that will lead to future endeavors to keep troops injury free and readily deployable.