OPERATIONAL TRAINING ATTRITION SYNDROME: ANALYSIS OF DROPOUT FACTORS AND LOW ADHERENCE IN MILITARY POLICE SPECIALIZATION COURSES

Abstract

This article analyzes the factors determining low enrollment and high dropout rates among Military Police officers in specialized operational courses (COp). The research examines the impact of physical and psychological rigor, the institutional training culture, and career expectations on the decision of enlisted personnel and officers to participate in tactical training. Using a quantitative approach based on interviews with trainee soldiers and trainee officers, the study identifies structural barriers, fears of physical injury, and the perception of workplace harassment as the primary drivers of the decline in demand. The results indicate that, while career advancement and professional prestige remain attractive factors, anachronistic methodological rigidity and a lack of safeguards for the trainees' physical well-being discourage voluntary engagement. The study concludes that the pedagogical modernization of tactical training doctrine is essential to reconciling operational efficiency with the preservation of the public agents' health.