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5 Commanders' Perceptions and Attitudes About Their Responsibilities for Feeding Soldiers
5 Commanders' Perceptions and Attitudes About Their Responsibilities for Feeding Soldiers
Pages 77-90
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Because there has never been a survey of commanders' utilization of the health promotion program, a survey was conducted to obtain information Tom former commanders on their perceptions and attitudes about feeding soldiers. This information was compiled as a part of the author's military studies project, while a resident student at the Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania from August 1991 to May 1992.
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Fifty percent of respondents had commanded combat arms units; 25 percent commanded combat support units, and 25 percent commanded combat service support units. Thirty percent of the respondents had been deployed to Operation Desert Shield/Storm.
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Fifty-f~ve percent also knew that ingredients on food labels are arranged in order of decreasing quantity. When USARIEM asked basic trainees at Fort Jackson the same questions, 64 percent answered every question correctly, while only 7 percent of the former commanders correctly identified all nutrition questions (Rose et al., 1989~.
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Commanders' Perceived Responsibility for Feeding Soldiers What soldiers eat is often determined by the training priorities of commanders. Since it is known that over time, nutritional fitness can affect combat readiness, the survey included questions about the commanders' perceived relationship of healthful eating and combat performance.
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Their answers did not differ from the other commanders. When asked whether "pogey bait," a common troop term for nonnutritionally dense snack foods, provided acceptable substitutes for military rations, 87 percent indicated that pogey bait is not an acceptable substitute.
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As officers reach command levels, they should be given a list of appropriate resources for nutrition education and healthful eating information, such as dietitians and master fitness trainers. The following recommendations address this need: · Survey commanders and soldiers returning from any operation other than war about ration consumption and weight loss.
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. Therefore, it is recommended that APFRI annually survey Andy War College and Command and General Staff College classes to measure the understanding of the fundamental concepts of nutrition and performance, ration consumption patterns, and influences on soldiers' eating habits.
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We just assume they are there, we are just going to worry about fat. I am wondering what, within the curriculum today at West Point or in ROTC or at OCS, the officer trainees are being taught about the importance, not of reducing chronic disease, but of making sure that soldiers eat adequately for performance.
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So I am somewhat concerned that this issue, if we have one, increases. ROBERT NESHEIM: It is complicated by virtue of an education program that now has the dual objectives of maintaining adequate consumption in the field but preventing overconsumption in the garrison.
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Training scenario Personal preferences Soldier preferences Time for food preparation Dislike for operational rations Too few cooks
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14. Master fitness trainers could be counted on to provide reliable nutrition information.
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PART II NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE TO THE RIGHT OF THE STATEMENTS BELOW, CIRCLE YOUR RESPONSE: 19. Fat has more than twice as many calories as carbohydrates.
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Combat Arms Combat Support Combat Service Support Other (please identify )
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Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM)
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