The purpose of this study was to determine if there is any validity to using the current Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) to gauge Soldier readiness for combat. The study was conducted in four stages. The APFT tasks; pushup, sit-up, and run were...
Can running unshod reduce running injuries? In this thesis, unshod is defined as barefoot or a minimalist running shoe. Running barefoot or wearing Vibram Five Fingers (VFF) are examples of running unshod. Within the last year, The Army Times...
This manual is a guide to the medical officer and noncommissioned officer concerned with instructing medical department enlisted personnel. Its arrangement will help the instructor organize his own presentation of subject matter. The illustrations...
This manual treats of the theory and practice of gunnery and fire control for antiaircraft artillery automatic weapons when firing by gun pointer and central control methods. The fundamentals of exterior ballistics and gunnery as covered in...
The primary purpose of military physical training is the production of a state of health and general physical fitness which will permit the soldier to perform the arduous duties required of him. The ultimate goal of this training, then, is physical...
This publication provides data for the Characteristics of Transportation Resources (CHSTR) file, which is a Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES) reference file.
Department of Equitation, the Army Service Schools
It is the aim of the course in Equitation at The Army Service Schools to give the officers the physical exercise called for in General Orders, No. 148, War Department, 1910; to begin their instruction in the training of an officer's mount; to...
This sub-course is designed to train the skills necessary for performing tasks related to setting up and march ordering an aiming circle; measuring angles with an aiming circle...
The purpose of this study is the organization, composition, functions, employment, and operation of regulating stations in the ETO during World War II (study of logistical expediting groups and develop a plan for their employment).
The United States has maintained a Triad of strategic nuclear delivery systems since the early 1960's. This Triad includes strategic bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), and submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBM). The...
This is a field manual prepared under the direction of the Quartermaster General in 1929. Transport categories contained in the document include equitation, training remounts, use and care of animals, use and care of animal-drawn transport, use and...
For approximately the past ten years, the Army has been engaged in large-scale counterinsurgency campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. These campaigns have forced the Army to reevaluate how it approaches its role in advising host nation forces. This...
The 20th of July 2004 started as just another day in combat, having said that it does not seem very convincing that any day in combat could be just another day. We conducted physical training, personal hygiene, ate breakfast, performed vehicle...
The purpose of this manual is to teach the soldier what he can do for himself or a fellow soldier if injury or sickness occurs when no medical officer or Medical Department soldier is nearby. Information is also given concerning the use of certain...
Principles and instructions for Light Artillery. Movements, commands, and other duties are explained in detail for the different positions a soldier is under.
A handbook for the Howitzer heavy artillery gun, detailing aspects of the weapon hardware itself, cleaning and maintenance, ammunition handling, firing procedure, as well as the structure and tactics of a Howitzer artillery company.
This manual provides instructional guidance and reference for all military survey personnel in the principles and procedures of basic surveying, and in the use of surveying instruments. This manual is a prerequisite to the study of TM 5-233,...