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Reducing the Burden on the Dismounted Soldier

STO-TR-HFM-238

Throughout history, the dismounted soldier has been required to carry heavy loads. Soldiers often need to march long distances carrying loads over demanding terrain and in extreme environmental conditions. Once they arrive at the enemy’s location, whilst soldiers can remove their packs and much of their sustainment load, they must still be fit to fight whilst wearing assault or fighting loads. Loads currently carried by NATO soldiers are at record highs and anecdotal evidence suggests that, on occasion and for some roles, current combat loads may be approaching the soldier’s own body mass. NATO Human Factors and Medicine (HFM) Research Task Group (RTG) 238 “Reducing the Burden on the Dismounted Soldier” was established to develop an international consensus on the best approach to address the systemic problem of soldier burden. The specific objectives of this RTG were to: Define the burden; Identify factors known to influence the size and nature of the burden; Identify strategies to mitigate the threats in order to maintain operational effectiveness; and Identify an exploitable strategy for burden reduction. This report details the outcomes, findings and recommendations for strategies to mitigate soldier burden.

Published3/10/2021
STOAuthorExternalMultiple
STOPublicationTypeTechnical Report RDP
Publication_ReferenceSTO-TR-HFM-238
DOI10.14339/STO-TR-HFM-238
ISBNISBN 978-92-837-2274-8
STOPublisherSTO
AccessOpen Access
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