So as I spoke about in my last post, Athletic Trainers do more than just tape ankles and get water. Today, I'm going to talk about one of those ways athletic trainers are more than the stereotype. Did you know that athletic trainers can work as a civilian in the military? No? Well now you do! Athletic trainers have been hired by many Armed Forces in the last several years to ensure the health and saftey of our men in uniform. They can be hired as independent contractors or as Civil Service. The Marine Corps Community Services Semper Fit program has athletic trainers. The Semper Fit program deals with sports, recreation, and safety, among other things, in the Marine Corps. The need for health care professionals in the Marines is high since one of the credentials for mission readiness is musculoskeletal injuries. There are also numerous jobs for an atheltic trainer in the Navy. They can work in the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation system as a Fitness Coordinator or as a Training Specialist to ensure safe and effective physical programs. The SEALs are also using ATCs to work directly with the teams. Along with the Marine Corps and the Navy, the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and Service Academies hire ATCs. There's even an Armed Forces Atheltic Training Society. Athletic Trainers in the military emerged in 2001 when the idea came about at Ft. Sam Houston about having medical coverage. In 2013, the Marine Corps added 18 ATCs to infantry battalions and in Quantico, the Sports Medicine and Injury Prevention program has been a big success to get trainees back to training when they have been injured. The athletic trainers in the Marine Corps assist in developing the Physical Training programs. They are there to improve resiliency. They are there for preventing injuries and making the Marines less injury prone after an injury. They are also there for head injuy management and will develop as they get to know the emerging profession.
Military men and women might not be considered athletes, but a high level of athleticism is needed to perform all of the tasks of a serviceman. This being said, all military men and women need to stay fit and healthy. Athletic trainers work as coaches to improve lifestyle of each personnel and to decrease risk of injury. They are recently important in the military setting and will continue to be an asset to our service men and women in years to come.
http://www.afats.org/
http://www.nata.org/sites/default/files/Status-of-ATCs-in-the-Military.pdf
http://www.nata.org/sites/default/files/MCTimesSitrep.pdf%5B1%5D.pdf
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