Author: United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Logistics)
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Published: 1983
Total Pages: 354
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Marine Corps
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 348
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel
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Published: 1992
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Department of the Air Force
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 956
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1998-01-01
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 0309174090
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →U.S. military personnel are required to adhere to standards of body composition, fitness, and appearance to achieve and maintain readinessâ€"that is, the maintenance of optimum health and performance so they are ready for deployment at any moment. In 1992, the Committee on Military Nutrition Research reviewed the existing standards and found, among other things, that the standards for body composition required for women to achieve an appearance goal seemed to conflict with those necessary to ensure the ability to perform many types of military tasks. This report addresses that conflict, and reviews and makes recommendations about current policies governing body composition and fitness, as well as postpartum return-to-duty standards, Military Recommended Dietary Allowances, and physical activity and nutritional practices of military women to determine their individual and collective impact on the health, fitness, and readiness of active-duty women.