Health, Performance, and Nutritional Status of U.S. Army Women during Basic Combat Training

This study was undertaken to examine the relationship(s) between health, nutrition, body composition, and physical performance in female soldiers during the B weeks of basic combat training (BCT). The study investigated female soldiers assigned to three platoons within a single all-female basic trai...

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Main Authors: Westphal, Kathleen A, Friedl, Karl E, Sharp, Marilyn A, King, Nancy, Kramer, Tim R
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Anatomy and Physiology
ARMY PERSONNEL
ATTITUDES(PSYCHOLOGY)
BASIC TRAINING
BLOOD
BODY COMPOSITION
COMBAT FORCES
DEMOGRAPHY
FOOD
Food, Food Service and Nutrition
GRADUATES
HUMAN BODY
INJURY AND ILLNESS
IRON AND FOLATE STATUS
MILITARY TRAINING
MUSCLE STRENGTH
NUTRITION
PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
Personnel Management and Labor Relations
PHYSICAL TASKS
PLATOON LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS
QUESTIONNAIRES
SOUTH CAROLINA
Stress Physiology
TEST AND EVALUATION
VOLUNTEERS
WOMEN
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Summary:This study was undertaken to examine the relationship(s) between health, nutrition, body composition, and physical performance in female soldiers during the B weeks of basic combat training (BCT). The study investigated female soldiers assigned to three platoons within a single all-female basic training company over the period of 22 March 1993 to 20 May 1993 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Volunteer soldiers participated in pre-training (pre-BCT; 174 original volunteers with a mean age of 21.4 yrs) and post-training (post-BCT; 158 successful BCT graduates) performance and body composition testing, as well as three separate blood draws (pre-BCT, midpoint of BCT, and.post-BCT). Additionally, a 7-day dining facility dietary assessment survey was performed on a subset of 49 randomly selected - soldiers during the second week of training. Questionnaires were utilized to acquire demographic information, as well as to assess nutrition knowledge and beliefs and food attitudes.