Impacts of Marine Corps Body Composition and Military Appearance Program (BCMAP) Standards onIndividual Outcomes and Talent Management

Abstract

Marine Corps body-composition standards and associated policies may be encouraging behaviors that could cause long-term harm to both marines and the force. Research indicates that the BCMAP was developed using outdated data that do not reflect the diverse makeup of the current force or the physical fitness standards that marines must meet.1 This can affect the Marine Corps ability to retain the ready force it seeks to cultivate while placing marines at risk of adopting unhealthy behaviors that could have long-lasting impacts on their health.2

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 29, 2022
Accession Number
AD1165323

Entities

People

  • Alice Shih
  • Alicia Revitsky
  • Jeannette Haynie
  • Joslyn Fleming

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Body Composition
  • Body Weight
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Cognition
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Eating Disorders
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Minority Groups
  • National Security
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Social Media

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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