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"October 1985." ; Shipping list no.: 85-1036-P. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 2

At head of title: 92d Congress, 1st session. Committee print. ; Mode of access: Internet.

"1 January 1987." ; Shipping list no.: 87-138-P. ; At head of title: Personnel--general. ; Cover title. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 2

SEXUAL ASSAULTS OF MALE MILITARY PERSONNEL -- SEXUAL ASSAULTS OF MALE MILITARY PERSONNEL -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 MILITARY PERSONNEL: ACTIONS NEEDED TO ADDRESS SEXUAL ASSAULTS OF MALE SERVICEMEMBERS* -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- BACKGROUND -- Sexual Assault Definition -- DOD's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program -- Department of Veterans Affairs Role in Treating Servicemembers Who Were Sexually Assaulted

"September 1979." ; Cover title. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 2

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The war in Iraq along with other overseas operations have led to significant stress on U.S. ground forces and raised questions about whether those forces are appropriately sized and structured. In 2005, the Department of Defense (DOD) agreed with GAO's recommendation that it review military personnel requirements. The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) concluded in its 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) that the number of active personnel in the Army and Marine Corps should not change. However, the Secretary of Defense recently announced plans to increase these services' active end strength by 92,000 troops. Given the long-term costs associated with this increase, it is important that Congress understand how DOD determines military personnel requirements and the extent of its analysis. GAO has issued a number of reports on DOD's force structure and the impact of ongoing operations on military personnel, equipment, training, and related funding. This statement, which draws on that prior work, focuses on (1) the processes and analyses OSD and the services use to assess force structure and military personnel levels; (2) the extent to which the services' requirements analyses reflect new demands as a result of the changed security environment; and (3) the extent of information DOD has provided to Congress to support requests for military personnel."

High numbers of young military personnel die due to road traffic collisions (RTCs). Yet, there is a paucity of research related to the contributing factors (i.e., optimism bias and willingness to take risks) associated with RTCs and the examination of road safety education program tailored at reducing young military fatalities. In order to address this gap in the literature, we examined one specific road safety educational intervention tailored for the UK military personnel and investigated their attitudes towards the program, optimism bias and willingness to take risks. Measures evaluating their optimism bias, willingness to take risks and attitudes towards the program were asked after the participants attended the road safety interventions. The results revealed that young military personnel, aged 18-25, had higher optimism bias and willingness to take risks compared to older military personnel, and that this effect diminishes with age. The results provide importance evidence related to military personnel's attitudes to risk-taking.