Physical Fitness of Marine Corps Recruits

Abstract

The Marine Corps views the physical fitness of every Marine as essential to its overall effectiveness. This research memorandum reviews the Physical Fitness Test (PFT), estimates the effect of height and weight measures on the PFT scores of recruits, assesses the need for minimum and maximum weight standards, and forecasts the impact of alternative accession standards on physical fitness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA230727

Entities

People

  • Timothy E. Rupinski

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Age Groups
  • Body Weight
  • Coefficients
  • Conversion
  • Data Centers
  • Databases
  • Information Science
  • Manpower
  • Overweight
  • Personnel Management
  • Physical Fitness
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Regression Analysis
  • Specifications
  • Statistics
  • Training

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.