The Air Reserve is an important part of the Air Force Team. Reservists are ordinary citizens who volunteer to devote a portion of their free time to military service. In the Air Force, Reservists serve as partners with members of the Regular Force to accomplish the Air Force mission.
1 One of most common arteries for counting your pulse are the radial artery, located on the inside of the wrist near the side of your thumb. 2  Another common place to take your pulse is the carotid artery, found on the neck between the wind pipe and neck muscle.
Possible points for measuring the heart rate are: 1  The ventral aspect of the wrist on the side of the thumb (radial artery). 2  The ulnar artery. 3  The neck (carotid artery). 4  The inside of the elbow, or under the biceps muscle (brachial artery). 5  The groin (femoral artery). 6  Behind the medial malleolus on the feet (posterior tibial artery).