Obesity’s Impacts on National Guard and Reserve Readiness

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Last week, the American Security Project published a study that showed that two thirds of the National Guard and Reserve troops are overweight. This is a number that has not changed since COVID. MG Joseph Ricciardi, a 1990 West Point graduate, assumed command of the 88th Readiness Division on July 20, 2024. The 88th Readiness Division, according to its own official government website at https://www.usar.army.mil/Commands/Support/88th-RSC/About-U…

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Obesity’s Impacts on National Guard and Reserve Readiness

On April 24, ASP published a white paper titled "Ready the Reserve: Obesity’s Impacts on National Guard and Reserve Readiness." Read recent news coverage of the report and its findings. The post ASP in the News: Coverage of ASP’s New White Paper on Obesity’s Impacts on Reserve Component Readiness appeared first on American Security Project.