The Culture of Fitness and Nutrition in the U.S. Army - Can We Do Better

Abstract

This paper discusses the current culture of physical fitness and nutrition maintenance in the United States Army. It advocates the need to improve that culture due to the current operational tempo of the force and to meet the Army's aggressive transformation plans. The demands placed on the Army today and for the foreseeable future are far different than the demands on the force for the past twenty years. This necessitates a different approach and different standards of physical fitness in the Army. In addition the Army transformation plan and the vision set by the new Chief of Staff of the Army General Schoomaker necessitate changes to ensure the Army culture adapts with the ongoing transformation initiatives. The paper recommends numerous changes to the way the Army develops and promotes its physical fitness and nutrition culture and identifies how these changes will affect both its Active and Reserve Component Soldiers its family members and it%s retiree communities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 2004
Accession Number
ADA424107

Entities

People

  • Timothy M. Sherwood

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Combat Readiness
  • Deployment
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Physical Fitness
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.