Case Study: Developing an Overweight Program
Case Study: Developing an Overweight Program
Throughout history, the United States Army has had a proud heritage and reputation of being the greatest fighting force in the world. It has upheld this status by maintaining the physical fitness and appearance of its soldiers. Every soldier is individually responsible for his or her overall fitness and body fat percentage. In addition to this, every unit appoints a Weight Control Non-commissioned Officer (NCO) to ensure that established weight and body fat standards are adhered to and followed. It is the sole responsibility of the Weight Control NCO to identify soldiers not meeting the standards and develop a program in order to assists those soldiers in meeting the standards. If a unit’s Weight Control NCO successfully develops and implements an effective program, the unit will have a high percentage of physically fit soldiers, who can be mission ready at all times.
Background
Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, currently has 25 soldiers, who are overweight and do not meet the body fat standards. In light of this problem, First Sergeant (1SG) Jeffery Clark quickly appoints Staff Sergeant (SSG) David Upton as the company’s new Weight Control NCO and charges SSG Upton with the task of developing a program to solve the overweight problem in the company. To accomplish his task, SSG Upton will have to develop a program that incorporates periodic weigh-ins, body fat percentage tests (also known as tape tests), extra physical fitness training, counseling, and nutrition advice for the 25 overweight soldiers.
Key Problems When he begins developing a successful overweight program for an Army unit, SSG Upton may encounter several problems. Although most of these problems will be small and easy to solve, there are four key problems that can prove to be difficult to handle if not dealt with efficiently. These problems are finding time, motivating overweight soldiers, providing effective
Throughout history, the United States Army has had a proud heritage and reputation of being the greatest fighting force in the world. It has upheld this status by maintaining the physical fitness and appearance of its soldiers. Every soldier is individually responsible for his or her overall fitness and body fat percentage. In addition to this, every unit appoints a Weight Control Non-commissioned Officer (NCO) to ensure that established weight and body fat standards are adhered to and followed. It is the sole responsibility of the Weight Control NCO to identify soldiers not meeting the standards and develop a program in order to assists those soldiers in meeting the standards. If a unit’s Weight Control NCO successfully develops and implements an effective program, the unit will have a high percentage of physically fit soldiers, who can be mission ready at all times.
Background
Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, currently has 25 soldiers, who are overweight and do not meet the body fat standards. In light of this problem, First Sergeant (1SG) Jeffery Clark quickly appoints Staff Sergeant (SSG) David Upton as the company’s new Weight Control NCO and charges SSG Upton with the task of developing a program to solve the overweight problem in the company. To accomplish his task, SSG Upton will have to develop a program that incorporates periodic weigh-ins, body fat percentage tests (also known as tape tests), extra physical fitness training, counseling, and nutrition advice for the 25 overweight soldiers.
Key Problems When he begins developing a successful overweight program for an Army unit, SSG Upton may encounter several problems. Although most of these problems will be small and easy to solve, there are four key problems that can prove to be difficult to handle if not dealt with efficiently. These problems are finding time, motivating overweight soldiers, providing effective