A Review of the Air Force Fitness Assessment

Abstract

Military readiness requires service members to be mentally and physically fit to perform mission- and job-related duties in a wide variety of environments. To determine whether U.S. Air Force (AF) personnel are maintaining physical fitness, a fitness assessment (FA) is administered to all airmen. The AF's Force Management Policy Directorate (AF/A1P) requested an evaluation of the relevance and comprehensiveness of FA components to ensure readiness, support the National Defense Strategy, and promote a culture of health and well-being across the AF. This report provides an overview of research relevant to the FA components, identifies potential gaps, and offers recommendations for improvement. This report describes work that should be of interest to military policymakers and researchers involved in setting and evaluating military physical fitness standards.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1127092

Entities

People

  • Isabel Leamon
  • Margaret Chamberlin
  • Maria. C. Lytell
  • Miriam Matthews
  • Sean Robson

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Age Groups
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Connective Tissue
  • Health Services
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Musculoskeletal Physiology
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Space Force
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Exercise and Sports Science.