Setting the Conditions for Effective Nutrition Strategy Implementation in an Increasingly Unfit Army Culture

Abstract

The number of nondeployable Soldiers within the Army force is at an all-time high and steadily increasing. As of 2018, the Army accounts for the highest percentage of overweight troops, with more than 100,000 soldiers in a nondeployable status due to their inability to perform physically, thus severely degrading force readiness. This paper revealed poor nutrition as the primary contributor to this growing epidemic of an increasingly unfit Army culture by analyzing several contributing factors and conducting a historical overview of various attempts the Army has made to address this problem.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 23, 2019
Accession Number
AD1177383

Entities

People

  • Jade C. Root

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Basic Training
  • Body Composition
  • Body Weight
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Doctrine
  • Generation Z
  • Governments
  • Human Behavior
  • Instructions
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • New Jersey
  • Nutrition
  • Physical Activity
  • Pleasure
  • Security
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

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  • Strategic Security Studies