MARC Record from Library of Congress

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050 00 $aUB323$b.L68 2011
088 $aTR-975-A
100 1 $aLoughran, David S.,$d1969-
245 14 $aThe effect of the Assessment of Recruit Motivation and Strength (ARMS) program on army accessions and attrition /$cDavid S. Loughran, Bruce R. Orvis.
260 $aSanta Monica, CA :$bRand Corporation,$cc2011.
300 $axxi, 55 p. :$bcol. ill. ;$c28 cm.
490 1 $aTechnical report ;$vTR-975-A
500 $a"Prepared for the United States Army."
500 $a"RAND Arroyo Center."
536 $aSponsored by the United States Army$bW74V8H-06-C-0001
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 55).
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Medical history and ARMS data -- Trends in body fat percentage and the ARMS test -- The effect of ARMS on Army accessions -- The effect of ARMS on attrition -- Conclusion.
520 $aThe fraction of American youth meeting U.S. Army enlistment standards for weight and body fat has decreased markedly over the past three decades. In response to this adverse trend, in 2005, the Army allowed six Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS) to grant an enlistment waiver to applicants who exceeded weight and body fat standards as long as they passed a physical endurance, motivation, and strength test known as the Assessment of Recruit Motivation and Strength (ARMS) test. The test was developed by Army medical scientists who believed that it complements existing physical tests used to identify potential enlistees who would and would not fare well in the military. The Army implemented ARMS at eight additional MEPS in February 2006 and then at the remaining 51 MEPS in April 2006. The authors find that ARMS increased male and female accessions of overweight applicants in the six ARMS study sites by 35 and 62 percent, respectively, between 2004 and 2005. They also report that this substantial increase in overweight accessions had no effect on 6- and 18-month attrition rates. Given the low cost of implementing the program, the authors conclude that ARMS is a highly cost-effective means of screening overweight applicants for military service.
530 $aAlso available electronically.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy$xRecruiting, enlistment, etc.
650 0 $aPhysical fitness$xTesting.
700 1 $aOrvis, Bruce R.
710 1 $aUnited States.$bArmy.
710 2 $aRand Corporation.
710 2 $aArroyo Center.
830 0 $aTechnical report (Rand Corporation) ;$vTR-975-A.
856 41 $uhttp://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/technical_reports/2011/RAND_TR975.pdf