The New Army Combat Fitness Test: An Opportunity to Improve Recruitment and Retainment

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Bigelman, Kevin A.
East, Whitfield B.
Thomas, Diana M.
Turner, Dusty
Hertling, Mark

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2019

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Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) , Military Readiness

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The lessons of military readiness garnered from Task Force Smith are used as an example of how the health and fitness of nations are integral to fielding and training the force for combat...

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Bigelman KA, East WB, Thomas DM, Turner D, Hertling M. The New Army Combat Fitness Test: An Opportunity to Improve Recruitment and Retainment. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 Nov;27(11):1772-1775. doi: 10.1002/oby.22619. Epub 2019 Sep 23. PMID: 31545005.

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The Obesity Society

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1930-7381
1930-739X

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