Training Strategies Maintain Performance Characteristics in Marines Selected for Marine Forces Special Operations Individualized Training Course
Abstract
Marines must complete an intensive Assessment and Selection (A&S) course before becoming a U.S. Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) Raider. Following selection, marines are given training recommendations designed to maintain performance characteristics deemed relevant to successfully complete a rigorous 9-month Individualized Training Course (ITC). However, training strategies are individually implemented by the marine, and the time between the two courses is highly irregular, ranging between 2 months and 24 months based on operational factors related to military occupational specialty (MOS). The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in performance between the completion of A&S and the start of ITC and to examine if the duration between courses and previous MOS influenced changes in performance.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Apr 07, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1093/milmed/usab124
Entities
People
- Jeremy A. Ross
- John P. Abt
- Joshua D. Winters
- Kathleen M. Poploski
- Nicholas R. Heebner
- Ryan L. Sheppard
- Scott D. Royer
Organizations
- Children's Health
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command
- University of Kentucky
- University of Pittsburgh