Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS) is one of the most-often reported and incapacitating pathologies in military personnel. Given that the muscles of the lower limb conduct an important task in attenuating impact forces when running and landing, deficiency and asymmetries in the neuromuscular function are associated with greater risk of having musculoskeletal injuries (MSI). Objective: the work sought to determine the risk factors for MTSS associated with the kinetics of the countermovement jump (CMJ) in cadets undergoing training. Methodology: a cohort of 164 cadets was monitored prospectively during 24 weeks. Upon starting the research, the study recorded the anthropometric and demographic data of the participants and inquired on some of their life habits and antecedents in using orthopedic material, injuries in lower limbs, and MTSS. Jump height (cm), eccentric deceleration of rate force development (EDRFD

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Determining the components of body composition is a necessity when evaluating the fitness of the Colombian military personel. Therefore, a cross-sectional observational study was proposed in which each of the body composition variables of students in the last level of military training was determined and compared. The study was carried out in three of the Colombian Army's schools where officers, non-commissioned officers, and professional soldiers are trained. The indirect method of electrical bioimpedance was used to measure body composition. The students' ages ranged from 18 to 25 years, with an average of 21 ± 1.5 years. Their average weight was 66.3 ± 7.9 kg, and their average body mass index was 23.2 ± 2.16 weight kg/height 2 . The results showed a prevalence of 19.3% (n = 26) overweight (BMI ≥ 25) in the sample; 80.1% (n = 109) of the participants were of normal weight, according to WHO criteria. The Body Mass Index (BMI) was similar in students from the three training schools (ESMIC 23.65 ± 2.3 kg/m 2 ; EMSUB 23.41 ± 2.4 kg/m 2 ; and ESPRO 22.57 ± 1.4 kg/m 2 ). The absolute value of fat mass in the ESPRO students showed lower weight in fat than the