Army Weight Control Program

Abstract

The Army Weight Control Program has caused some ethical problems. I have witnessed the army's inconsistency of kicking Soldiers out of one unit because they were overweight, then letting them get picked up by another in which their weight was no problem. For many Soldiers, bordering on being overweight causes stress. Some Soldiers even have to take some form of medication to make weight. I believe it's time to do away with the old weigh-in and tape test and modernize to a device called the Body Composition Analyzer. This device can give a person's weight, a true body fat percentage, and could eliminate an ethical problem. An even better option would be to allow a person to stay in if they can pass their PT test and do their job well.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 15, 2006
Accession Number
AD1111495

Entities

People

  • James E. Smetana

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Conditioning
  • Analyzers
  • Army Personnel
  • Body Composition
  • Body Weight
  • Climate Change
  • Combat Readiness
  • Continents
  • Kentucky
  • Maintenance
  • Medical Personnel
  • Metabolism
  • Muscular Diseases
  • National Guard
  • Overweight
  • Regulations
  • Side Effects
  • Standards
  • Technicians
  • United States
  • Wisconsin

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