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Moreover, given the importance of visual attention to military personnel we aim to investigate the differences in visual attention between better and less physically prepared infantry members and its corresponding response to maximal endurance running test.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title><jats:p>This randomized cross-over study using a within-subjects test-retest design will enroll 32 infantry members of the Slovenian Armed Forces. To investigate the reliability and validity of the 30-15<jats:sub>IFT<\/jats:sub> test, an incremental treadmill test (TR), a 2<jats:sub>MR<\/jats:sub> test, and two identical 30-15<jats:sub>IFT<\/jats:sub> will be performed in randomized order. Additionally, participants will be subsequently divided into two groups based on their score on the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT), whereas differences in visual attention will be assessed by using the d2 test. The primary analysis will assess differences in key physiological outcomes between the different CRF tests (TR vs. 2<jats:sub>MR<\/jats:sub> vs. 30-15<jats:sub>IFT<\/jats:sub>). In addition, the relative reliability of all dependent variables between two 30-15<jats:sub>IFT<\/jats:sub> trials will be estimated by interclass correlation coefficient (ICC), while relationship between maximal oxygen uptake, heart rate and maximal running speed of 30-15<jats:sub>IFT<\/jats:sub>, TR and 2<jats:sub>MR<\/jats:sub> will be assessed using Pearson\u2019s correlation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title><jats:p>Ethical approval was obtained from the National Medical Ethics Committee (reference number: 0120-495\/2021\/6). 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