Accession Number:

AD0743465

Title:

The Body Size of Soldiers: U. S. Army Anthropometry - 1966

Descriptive Note:

Final rept., 1966-1971

Corporate Author:

ARMY NATICK LABS MA CLOTHING AND PERSONAL LIFE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT LAB

Personal Author(s):

• White, Robert M.
• Churchill, Edmund

Report Date:

1971-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

351.0

Abstract:

As a part of the U. S. Armed Forces anthropometric surveys of 1966, a sample of 6682 Army men was measured, including basic trainees, infantrymen, armored crewmen, and aviation personnel. Seventy body measurements were taken on each man. The anthropometric data from this survey are presented and discussed. These new data represent the first major updating of body size information on U. S. Army personnel since the Army anthropometric survey of 1946. Changes in the body size of Army men between 1946 and 1966 are discussed and the Army data are compared with anthropometric data from other services.

Descriptors:

• *ARMY PERSONNEL
• *ANTHROPOMETRY
• STATISTICAL DATA

Subject Categories:

• Personnel Management and Labor Relations

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE