Obesity and the Military

Paper Summary:

This paper examines the manner in which obesity has affected military readiness in the United States. In particular, the paper explores military readiness as it relates to recruitment as a result of childhood and adult obesity levels. In addition, the discussion focuses on current members of the military and the impact of poor fitness on military readiness. The research also examines the practices and policies that the military has adopted in effort to address the aforementioned issues.

Outline:
Chapter I Introduction To The Problem
Purpose of the Study
Research Questions
Key Terms
Chapter II - Design of the Study
Chapter III - Context of the Problem
Chapter IV - Review Of Related Literature And ResearchCauses of Obesity and Overweight
The Impact of Childhood and Adult Obesity on Military Recruitment
Childhood Obesity
Adult Obesity
Military Recruitment
Obesity amongst Active Duty Military Members
How The Military Is Addressing The Issue Of Obesity/Overweight As It Pertains To Military Readiness
Department Of Defense Directive 1308.3
Additional Weight Management Programs
Chapter V - Results and Findings
Chapter VI. Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations

From the Paper:

"To alleviate the troubles associated with deployment and present the military with more choices as it relates to addressing problematic regions in the word in addition to Iraq and Afghanistan, Robert Gates the current defense secretary desires to increase both the army and marine corps by 60,000 in the next five years (Mockenhaupt, 2007,). Gates plan calls for an increase of 7,000 army soldiers and 5,000 marines every year. The article points out that the marine corps has an easier time finding recruits and meeting recruitment goals because the corps are notorious disciplined and as such people who want to join the corps tend to be more physically prepared as it relates to the type of fitness that the Marines require (Mockenhaupt, 2007). In addition, the Marines have a much smaller force than the army. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Anderson, P. M., & Butcher, K. F. (2006). Childhood Obesity: Trends and Potential Causes. The Future of Children, 16(1), 19+.
• "Body Mass Index". http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/
• Belkin D. (February 20, 2006) Struggling for recruits, Army relaxes its rules: Fitness, education, age criteria change. The Boston Globe Retrieved March 16, 2008 from; http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/02/20/struggling_for_recruits_army_relaxes_its_rules/?page=1
• Daniels, S. R. (2006). The Consequences of Childhood Overweight and Obesity. The Future of Children, 16(1), 47+.
• "DoD Physical Fitness and Body Fat Programs Procedures", 2002)." http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/130803p.pdf

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