Risk Management Magazine

The majority of military aviators know of the pressures of flying in a combat environment due to the deployments they’ve endured to help rid the world of terrorism. Therefore, we put forth a lot of effort into learning how to become better and safer pilots.

It was my last day on the rifle range. Actually, it was the last range I would fire on in my Marine Corps career. After earning another “expert” badge, I left with a feeling of accomplishment. I could now put a 16th award bar on my rifle badge, as every trip to the range had resulted in expert qualification.

Most of us have experienced the pain of a friction blister. These injuries form when an object, such as a sock, shoe or strap, is repeatedly moved across a part of the body with enough force to cause the layers of skin to release heat.