STUDY OF SCHEDULES, DURATION AND DISCIPLINE OF REST PERIODS FOR TANK CREWS ON LONG MARCHES,
Abstract
Repeated daily marching over distances which are practical and feasible for the movement of the supplies of an army do not cause serious fatigue in men properly trained, fed and rested. A group of 12 men marched 480 miles in five weeks and completed the last 125 miles in five days without evidence of undue fatigue. The causes of casualties or failure to complete an assigned march, are foot defects and not general fatigue. Healthy, normal young men (ages 18 to 35) with normal feet, good footgear and proper foot care can be trained to perform long marches daily without casualties. Men with anatomical foot defects cannot perform long marches daily without casualties.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 09, 1944
- Accession Number
- AD0658625
Entities
People
- Fred H. Glenny
- Max Ress
- William F. Ashe
Organizations
- United States Army Medical Research Laboratory