It is the job of a supervisor in the Army to preserve the force in many different ways. One of those is with The Army Body Fat Composition Program. Every soldier in the Army follows the same weight standards and goes into the program if they are overweight. Not many people know about Army has a program in place for soldiers who do not meet the weight and height requirements. . As we are in different time it is harder to recruit for the Army. It was said by Stew Smith (n.d.), “A shocking 20 percent of all male recruits and 40 percent of female recruits are too heavy to enter into the military ranks.” As a new supervisor it is your job to know about the Army’s overweight program. If a new supervisor does not know the process, it can be really bad for him and the soldier that is over weight. In the Army every soldier will take at least four physical fitness tests a year. After each physical fitness test you will be weighed. Usually right after the physical fitness test you will get your height and weight. The taller you are the more you can weigh. Age is another a factor that can affect how much you can weigh. So if you meet your height and weight standards you do not need to go into the Army’s over weight program. Though if you go over your allotted weight you have to be tapped. Meaning you take the measurement of the neck and abdomen for males and the neck, abdomen, and buttocks for females. Then you take the two or three measurements and get the percentage. If the percentage is over the soldiers allotted amount he or she is now over weight and has to go into the program. As a supervisor you need to know where to tape and how to get the percentage because this is a very important event that can ruin a soldiers car... ... middle of paper ... ...he weekly weight loss standards and also give more than a 180 days to meet the requirements. All in all it is the supervisors main job to track the soldiers weight accurately and frequently threw the 180 days. The Army is in a draw down and is only looking to keep the best soldiers it can. The Washington Post said “During the first 10 months of this year, the Army kicked out 1,625 soldiers for being out of shape, about 15 times the number discharged for that reason in 2007, the peak of wartime deployment cycles. (2012)” In the end it is the supervisors job to make sure his soldiers are meeting the standards of the Army. A supervisor should know all of the programs the Army has to offer. The overweight program should be at the top of a supervisors list. If a supervisor does not know the Army Body Fat Composition Program; it will not work and will be useless.
We need to acknowledge that our methods to control overweight and obesity may commence, but must not conclude with individual accountability. Only a number of diseases require a general approach, other than the effort to hold and decrease the levels of overweight and obesity, and in few places are the stakes higher. Employers seem to have accepted this and are attempting to develop programs to address it.
Body composition is the true definition of an individual’s weight status. Scale weight alone does not necessarily mean that an individual is lean or fat compared to another individual. Lean mass (muscle) actually weighs more than fat tissue; therefore an individual with large amounts of lean mass will have an "elevated" scale weight while they are not over fat (Expert123, 2009). If an individual focus on losing weight and keep it off while at the same time trying to increase lean mass (muscle) it a much better way to lose weight and keep it off and the only way you can do it correctly is threw body composition analysis.
The general idea of being healthy has changed in a variety of ways over the many centuries that humans have been studying anatomy. Being healthy is much more than just looking good, and the U.S. Military is a great example of this. Most military personnel do not have large muscles but they are still extremely strong and even outperform professional bodybuilders. This is because the size and strength of muscles are much more independent of one another than most would initially believe (Mettler) (Phillips).
Part of my five-year goal is to become disciplined in the management of my physical body. I realize that with out good physical health, today's leaders can not stand up to the challenges of corporate life. I have learned that weight does not matter, but the amount of body fat is what counts. I currently am not disciplined in this area. I am convinced that by lowering the amount of fat and increasing the lean muscle mass of my body will help make me a better leader in today's corporate world. I must eat strategically to boost my business stamina, creativity, and productivity.
One of the Army leader’s roles is to plan, assess, and prepare execution of daily training. The training that is carried out is based on tasks, conditions and standards. The Army training prepares Soldiers to always fight to the optimum level of operations. In fact, some of the crucial issues include versatile, lethal, agile, and survivable force. The mission is always challenging but Physical Readiness Training, or PRT, prepare the Soldiers to fulfil the mission regardless of the constraints of an operational environment. To achieve victory, Soldiers depend on their coordination, resiliency, strength, stamina, as well as agility to fight and win. The operation and fighting ground requires the best physical conditioning (Headquarters Department of the Army, 2012). In general perspective, Army Physical Readiness Training is accomplished in various chapters, which include approach, system, leadership, types of program, planning considerations, execution of training, preparation and recovery, strength and mobility activities, as well as endurance and mobility activities.
Being obese seems to be a growing epidemic in the United States. It is not, just a problem with appearance and social life. Each person is accountable for its own health, control its own eating habits and the time devoted to exercising. Can we all be responsible to the decisions of a group of people? The answer, that shared by several is probably not. Nevertheless, in the last few years, this medical condition that increases the likelihood of a range of diseases in which excess body fat has accumulated to the point that it may have an unfavorable effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and increase health problems (Wikipedia, par.2). Obesity-related diseases are common these days, for each person there are significant risks of exceeding their own limits. It is difficult knowing that there is a person that can endanger their health, but continue with the same bad habits that can cause permanent damage. Obesity is becoming a problem that slowly gets out of hand, but little is being done to counter its growth. Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions. Also, their symptoms are complex and specific to each person. Finally, society should not accept obesity as a disability. Therefore, obesity it is a growing food dependency problem that must be prevents and fights rather than consider a life style.
According to Army Regulation (AR) 600-9, “the only authorized method of estimating body fat is the circumference-based tape method”, although
Obesity is a growing issue across the United States. A study in 2009 showed that 35% of Americans were obese (Ogden, Carroll, Kit, & Flegal, 2012). Those within 35% are not the ones only suffering the effects related to obesity. In 1998, the medical costs of obesity were approximately 78.5 billion dollars. That number had risen to 147 billion as of 2006, and half of the costs were paid by Medicare and Medicaid (Finkelstein, Trogdon, Cohen, & Dietz, 2013). Obesity is defined as a weight higher than a healthy weight for a certain height. Obesity is determined by body mass index, which is calculated using height and weight, which is directly tied to the amount of body fat. A total BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese (Center for Disease Control, 2012). Proper Crossfit training promotes overall health and fitness, and could be a solution to the growing issue of obesity.
"Obesity is defined as having an excessive amount of body fat" (Zeratsky). Obesity is not just about being overweight or eating unhealthy food. Obesity itself is much more complicated than that and has become a worldwide problem. People are considered obese if our body fat percentage is high enough and also if you are thirty-five pounds overweight (Hellmich). Body Mass Index is something a lot of doctors talk about in the health world and it is abbreviated BMI. BMI is how we measure if we are at a healthy weight or not. Determining if we are healthy or not based off of our BMI is not the best or most accurate way to go. Measuring by our BMI could tell us that we are healthy, but really our body's fat percentage could still be too high. Obesity is not just about being unhealthy and weighing a lot more than one should, they could weigh a normal amount and still be considered obese. Normal body weight is also obese as it was just pointed out. This is so, because while our weight is healthy, our body fat is high enough to be considered obese. No one is immune to obesity and it can occur at any age. With this being said, everyone should watch what they eat and get enough exercise throughout their lives.
Obesity is a major contributing risk factor for health complications, regardless of any individual’s age. While obesity is determined by an individual’s weight at a particular height, it constantly changes throughout some person’s life as they age. All three factors play an important role in determining the means of obesity. With children, age is a more sensitive factor for a predicted ideal weight. When height and weight are combined on a professionally designed chart, it provides an estimated ideal weight based on age for a given child. For adults, height and weight are the two major factors taken into consideration when predicting an ideal healthy weight. Ideal weights for adults are looked at in a broader age range. If the individual’s actual weight exceeds the ideal weight by 10 to 20 pounds, the individual is considered over-weight. The term over-weight is considered an early stage to obesity. Should the person’s actual weight exceed the ideal weight by 20 or more pounds, then the individual is considered to be obese. Standard BMI (Body Mass Index) charts, do not take muscle mass or bone density into consideration when prescribing ideal weights.
...system approximately $44 billion dollars annually (CDC). Obesity is defined as having a BMI of 29.5 or higher and is associated with inducing secondary diseases and illnesses that are not always irreversible. The impacts of the disease (or diseases) can afflict suffers with mental illnesses (anxiety, low confidence, depression,) or poorer IQ as children. Combining these together can produce a lower socio-economic status and inspire other problems related to that. Such as housing, careers, quality of life, financial troubles, that is hard to bring oneself out of alone. By offering support or putting together organizations coupled with self-determination we can assist those with obesity. Combined with employer incentives, mediation, and increased physical activity along with reduction in high caloric foods the rates of obesity and obesity related illnesses could drop.
The level of discipline in the ranks of the Army has severely declined in the last decade. In
Physical training is a very essential part of the army culture. Physical fitness has a direct influence on their combat readiness which also ties into needing to be mentally and physically tough. Being physically fit allows you to be productive and also gives you the opportunity to enjoy even the little things in life. It also allows you to be able to adapt and survive through tough living conditions. Having the proper diet and exercise can improve a person’s quality of life. Maintaining a high level of fitness helps you perform at higher levels throughout your life. Healthy muscles are less susceptible to to injury, less likely to tear and give in to stress. Which is why it’s important to take care of your body. Soldiers who don’t meet military fitness standards risk being discharged or maybe disciplinary actions.
Ask yourself, “How many people do I directly supervise or influence?”. The Army, in its infinite wisdom, has developed an organizational structure that all but ensure this number remains static between 3-5 personnel. As a Team Leader, I had direct supervision of five Soldiers. One was a super stud, and he was my right hand man, who acted as Team leader in my absence. One was an idiot, who required a steady hand and gallons of sweat. Moving on to Squad Leader, I had direct supervision of four Soldiers, my Team Leaders and their seconds. As Platoon Sergeant, I had my three Squad Leaders and their ASLs. In all these recurring cases, my basic responsibilities remained the same. Cultivation and development of my
For more than 60000 years, Aboriginal people have been lived with in the land called “Australia” with out invasion from outside world. However, from 1788 when European first came and settled on the land of Aboriginal as their new habitation which change the Aboriginal people life in many ways. The purpose of this report is to research and discuss about changing of Aboriginal people life after the arrival of the first fleet of European in 1788. This report will discuss the changing of the Aboriginal life from 1788 to 1901, which includes dispossession and protectionism. It will also highlight the struggle for right and freedom of Aboriginal people from 1901 to the present including Assimilation, Integration and Self-determination. In addition, it will identify role and achievement of Chatty Freeman and who influence Aboriginal’s culture to the forefront of society.