Air force boot camps are basic military training courses for air force recruits that are conducted at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Here the trainees are instructed in discipline, ethics, courtesies, dress code, drills, physical fitness, use of equipment and survival tactics in warfare. It extends for a period of six weeks and the last week is called as the Warrior Week, which involves combat training.

Air force boot camps are supposed to be less physically strenuous than the military and the marine boot camps. In these boot camps the emphasis is more on playing on the mindset of the trainees rather than on physical dexterity. They are also less formal, which allow the trainees to

address their instructors as sir or madam, instead of their titles and posts. The air force training instructors often play mind games with their trainees in order to make them stronger for decision taking situations in future. They holler and yell and blow a fuse even if anyone speaks to them without the reporting line. They do not flinch in calling their trainees names and reprimanding them even if they have seemingly done a good job.

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What is Diabetes Insipidus?

Unlike other types of diabetes such as Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Insipidus is a disease that is linked to the pituitary gland in the brain. When the word diabetes is mentioned most people will assume that we are speaking of Diabetes Mellitus (Sugar Diabetes). Diabetes Insipidus though is not caused by a lack of insulin or the lack of insulin regulation. Diabetes Insipidus happens when the pituitary gland does not make enough of the hormone ADH. Antidiuretic Hormone is needed to control the amount of water in the body. Diabetes Insipidus can be a serious or even fatal disease if not caught and treated. The treatment may be ongoing for the rest of your life.

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The first documented case of psychological distress was reported in 1900 BCE, Egypt by an Egyptian physician who described a “hysterical” reaction to trauma (Veith 1965).

Railway spine was diagnosed in the nineteenth-century for the post-traumatic symptoms of passengers involved in railroad accidents. The first full length medical study of the condition was John Eric Erichsen’s On Railway and Other Injuries of the Nervous System, published in 1864. For this reason, railway spine is often known as “Erichsen’s disease”. Many physicians thought that the symptoms were due to the “excessive speeds” (about 30 mph), and that the human body could not cope with speeds that fast. It was later found to be purely psychological in origin, and no longer

exists as a valid disorder.[1][2]

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Boot camps essentially training camps. The term ‘boot camp’ is derived from the grueling footwear that is provided to boot camp trainees in the military. Boot camps last for a couple of weeks and are specifically designed for special purposes.

The original boot camps are military boot camps. All branches of the armed forces have boot camps including the army, marines, coast guard, navy and air force. Boot camps for the military train their recruits in physical strength, weapon use, technical and theoretical knowledge, comradeship, leadership and discipline among many other code value. The actual effect of boot camps is more mental than physical. Trainees are deprived of sleep, food and communication and made to live in extremely unfavorable

conditions to test how far they can push themselves.

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Physical fitness is a very important aspect of every persons life. Getting and remaining physical fit can make a big difference in the quality of life you lead also. Think about it for a minute. Physically fit people are sick less often than most, get better jobs, better looking significant others and more. Fair or not, that’s pretty much the reality of things. Well, being attractive helps, but even if you’re not the best looking person in the world, being physically fit can make a big difference for you.

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