title: Occupational stress and the outcome of basic military training.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Military training has a high dropout rate but the role of occupational stress is not known.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To examine the relationship between occupational stress and outcome of training.
  
  
  METHODS
  A study of occupational stress in 476 army recruits (as measured in Week 4 of 23 weeks of basic military training) using previously identified risk factors for lack of success in training and outcome of training.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Using stepwise logistic regression, occupational stress levels as measured at Week 4 were significant predictors of outcome in training. Psychological scale scores predicted 85% of those who were asked to leave. Other factors previously thought to be predictive of outcome of training were not predictive in this cohort of recruits.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Levels of occupational stress measured 4 weeks into training predicted outcome of training.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Medicine, Army Recruiting and Training Division, Trenchard Lines, Upavon, UK. drsarahjackson@live.co.uk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agius
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bridger
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Richards
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D010806:Physical Education and Training / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*