Wage Growth in the Civilian Careers of Military Retirees iii PREFACE More than 20,000 individuals retire each year from the U.S. military who are eligible to receive a guaranteed annuity amounting to half or more of their basic military pay. Separating from the military at an average age of 43, the overwhelming majority of these retirees enter second careers in the civilian sector. This book se...

BACKGROUND Screening women for genital Chlamydia trachomatis at entry to military service provides an opportunity to reduce costs associated with sequelae of this infection. However, financial responsibility for screening may be debated. More than 50% of recruits return to civilian life within 2 years. The military and the civilian health care systems would both benefit from a screening program...

Paper discusses alternatives to currently deployed systems which could provide revolutionary improvements in metrics applicable to civilian aeronautics. Specific missions addressed include subsonic transports, supersonic transports and personal aircraft. These alternative systems and concepts are enabled by recent and envisaged advancements in electronics, communications, computing and “Designe...

BACKGROUND Civilian popliteal artery injuries are associated with significant amputation rates. AIM The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with limb loss in patients with popliteal artery injuries. PATIENTS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective chart review of prospectively collected data on patients with popliteal artery injuries presenting to the Trauma Centre at Groo...

Civilian blast injuries are not rare, but most are not due to military explosives, meaning extrapolation from military texts is often inappropriate. In civilian mass casualty events, emergency departments will see large patient numbers, but few require surgery or intensive care. Survivors of small civilian blasts rarely have blast wave injury and should be treated according to standard trauma p...