A medical readiness model of health assessment or well-being in first-increment Air Combat Command medical personnel

We used a medical readiness model of health assessment based on the Neuman systems model, a comparative-descriptive design, to assess the health or st ate of well-being of Air Combat Command medical personnel. Group I consiste d of 636 personnel actively participating in medical readiness training, an d group II consisted of 127 personnel assigned to a medical treatment facil ity that recently returned from overseas deployment. In group I, statistica lly significant differences in developmental, psychological, and sociocultu ral elements of health varied according to military rank, mobility status, of previous overseas deployment experience. The spiritual element of health differed statistically in both groups according to military rank, The unce rtainties of mobility status, lack of previous deployment experience, and c ontrasts in military rank increased stress. Recommendations include realist ic mobility training concentrating on essential job performance elements, l eadership providing dear and open channels of communication, and dealing ef fectively with the emotional impact of humanitarian assistance missions.