Accession Number : ADA224586

Title :   Assessment of Body Weight Standards in Male and Female Army Recruits

Descriptive Note : Final technical rept. Jun 1988-Dec 1989

Corporate Author : ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MA

Personal Author(s) : Friedl, Karl E. ; Vogel, James A. ; Bovee, Matthew W. ; Jones, Bruce H.

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Report Date : 29 DEC 1989

Pagination or Media Count : 96

Abstract : Army enlisted candidates are screened for obesity with height-weight tables (AR 40-501) which exclude few young males but approximately one third of young females in the U.S. population. Another regulation (AR 600-9) sets standards for retention in the Army on the basis of body fat estimated from circumferences. The suitability of accession weight standards with respect to the retention standards was examined by studying the effect of excess fatness on attrition from active duty, physical performance, and ability to achieve fat standards after basic training. Keywords: Body weight; Fat cells; Anthropometry; Recruits; Physical fitness; Weight loss; Attrition; Standards; Army personnel.

Descriptors :   *ARMY PERSONNEL, *ENLISTED PERSONNEL, *STANDARDS, *RECRUITS, *BODY WEIGHT, *OBESITY, PERFORMANCE(HUMAN), MALES, FEMALES, ADIPOSE TISSUE, FAT CELLS, ANTHROPOMETRY, WEIGHT REDUCTION, PHYSICAL FITNESS, MILITARY TRAINING, ACTIVE DUTY, ATTRITION, RETENTION(GENERAL)

Subject Categories : PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS
      ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Distribution Statement : APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

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