Morphological and Functional Characteristics of Army Recruits and Professional Soldiers of Montenegro Armed Forces
The results of kineziology research in the armed forces of the region and world indicate the existence of differences in morphological and functional space of soldiers compared to ethnographical area, age, military speciality and formation arrangement. The aim of this research is to determine the...
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| Language: | English |
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Montenegrin Sports Academy
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Education |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jaspe.ac.me/clanci/JASPE_January_2020_Banjevic_25-32.pdf |
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| Summary: | The results of kineziology research in the armed forces of the region and world indicate the existence of
differences in morphological and functional space of soldiers compared to ethnographical area, age, military
speciality and formation arrangement. The aim of this research is to determine the status and possible differences
in morphological and functional characteristics with recruits and professional soldiers of Montenegro Armed
Forces. The sample of examinees was made of 50 soldiers being 18-25 years old, divided into two groups: 25
recruits from the Training Center in Danilovgrad and 25 professional soldiers of the Navy and Infantry Battalion
of Montenegro Armed Forces. The sample of measures was made of the following morphological and functional
indicators: body height, body mass, waist size, hips size, chest size, thigh size, forearm size, abdomen skinfold,
chest skinfold, thigh skinfold, body mass index, body fluid percentage, waist-hip ratio, forced volume vital
capacity, forced expiratory volume in 1 second, the ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 second and forced
vital capacity and peak expiratory flow. The central and dispersion parameters of variables have been calculated,
and for determining the differences in morphological and functional characteristics, the t-test has been applied
for small independent samples. Statistically significant differences between the sub-samples of examinees have
been determined in the morphological variables of waist size and forearm size, therefore it has been concluded
that there’s a high coincidence with the majority of morphological and functional parameters. The stated results
confirm the need to conduct the research in Montenegro Armed Forces, in order to examine the status and
possible existence of morphological and functional differences of soldiers with reference to their age, branch of
armed services and military specialty. |
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| ISSN: | 2536-569X 2536-5703 |