Poor fitness among recruits is costing the Army millions, study says

I can't tell you the number of cases I read and voted on, while working at the Physical Evaluation Board, that were Soldiers who hadn't finished AIT.

Won't get better until they bring out a Video Game called Physical Exercise.

LTC Eugene Chu
..."The study broke down injury prevalence further according to the home states of recruits. Of the 10 worst performing states, eight were in the South. New York and Rhode Island joined Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and North Carolina as states with the highest percentage of injuries reported.

As a result, the South represented the costliest region in the U.S., totaling nearly $7.2 million in medical expenses to treat trainees — or, approximately 50% of the total cost nationwide.

“[R]ecruits coming from Southern states are less physically fit and more likely to sustain [musculoskeletal injuries] during initial military training,” the study’s authors wrote.

Along with the study results, that data “further demonstrate that improving [physical activity and physical fitness] among young Americans residing in Southern states specifically, and the nation overall, is of critical importance for national security,” they added."...