More than two-thirds of Reserve and Guard troops are overweight, a potential threat to readiness and their ability to deploy at a moment's notice, a new report by the American Security Project (ASP) found.
Some 68% of the nation’s reserve forces are overweight, ASP researchers estimate.
"With the diminished size of the [active-duty] force and increasing demands on the National Guard and reserves, service members separated due to obesity and its comorbidities are vital personnel the Armed Forces cannot afford to lose," researchers concluded in the...
Continue reading...Some 68% of the nation’s reserve forces are overweight, ASP researchers estimate.
"With the diminished size of the [active-duty] force and increasing demands on the National Guard and reserves, service members separated due to obesity and its comorbidities are vital personnel the Armed Forces cannot afford to lose," researchers concluded in the...
