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Rob Marc Orr

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The Operational Load Carriage Context Of The Australian Army Soldier, Rob Orr, R. Pope, V. Johnston, J. Coyle Dec 2012

The Operational Load Carriage Context Of The Australian Army Soldier, Rob Orr, R. Pope, V. Johnston, J. Coyle

Rob Marc Orr

Military soldiers are required to carry loads as part of their occupation. These loads have led to injuries and even mortalities on the battlefield (Orr et al., 2011). Recent evidence suggests that the absolute loads carried by Australian Army soldiers are increasing (Orr, et al., 2010). The intent of this study was to investigate the loads can ied by Australian Regular Army soldiers on operations and the contexts in which these loads are carried.


The Operational Load Carriage Context Of The Australian Army Soldier, Rob Orr, R. Pope, V. Johnston, J. Coyle Dec 2012

The Operational Load Carriage Context Of The Australian Army Soldier, Rob Orr, R. Pope, V. Johnston, J. Coyle

Rob Marc Orr

Military soldiers are required to carry loads as part of their occupation. These loads have led to injuries and even mortalities on the battlefield (Orr et al., 2011). Recent evidence suggests that the absolute loads carried by Australian Army soldiers are increasing (Orr, et al., 2010). The intent of this study was to investigate the loads can ied by Australian Regular Army soldiers on operations and the contexts in which these loads are carried.