F Abbreviations
ACOG
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
ACSM
American College of Sports Medicine
AFB
Air Force Base
AFI 40-502
Air Force Instruction 40-502
AFMAN 44-144
Air Force Manual 44-144
AFPAM 44-125
Air Force Pamphlet 44-125
AFPD 40-5
Air Force Policy Directive 40-5
AIT
Advanced Individual Training
AR 600-9
Army Regulation 600-9
ARI
U.S. Army Research Institute
ARL
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
BCNH committee
Committee on Body Composition, Nutrition, and Health of Military Women
BCT
[Army] basic combat training
BIA
bioimpedance analysis
BMC
bone mineral content
BMD
bone mineral density
BMI
body mass index
BUMED
[Navy] Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
BUPERS
Bureau of Naval Personnel
CDC
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
CMNR
Committee on Military Nutrition Research
COMDTINST M1020.8
[Coast Guard] Commandant Instruction M1020.8C
CPTs
criterion performance tasks
DACOWITS
Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services
DBSS
Dieting and Bingeing Severity Scale
DHHS
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
DoD
Department of Defense
DROLS
Defense Research On-line System
DSM-IV
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed.
DTIC
Defense Technical Information Center
DWHRP
Defense Women's Health Research Program
DXA
dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
EDI
Eating Disorders Inventory
FFM
fat-free mass
FM 21-20
[Army] Field Manual 21-20
FSH
follicle-stimulating hormone
HAZMAT
hazardous materials
IOM
Institute of Medicine
LH
luteinizing hormone
MAJCOM
Major Command
MCO 500.12D
Marine Corps Order 500.12D
MEPSCAT
military entrance physical strength capacity test
MOPP
Mission Oriented Protective Posture
MOS
military occupational specialty
MRDAs
Military Recommended Dietary Allowances
NAVADMIN 148/94
Naval Administrative Message 148/94
NAVOP 064/90
Naval Operational Message 064/90
NHANES
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NIDDM
noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NRDEC
Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center
NTIS
National Technical Information Service
OCC
occupational classification
OPNAVINST 6000.1A
Naval Operations Instruction 6000.1A
PFA
physical fitness assessment
PFT
physical fitness test
POPAT
Police Officers' Physical Abilities Test
PPA
physical performance assessment
PRT
physical readiness test
POWR'95
1995 Perceptions of Wellness and Readiness Assessment
RDAs
Recommended Dietary Allowances