The Navy has adopted some changes to its fitness program, in order to bolster sagging recruitment and retention.
The U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) reported that the service plans to start a pilot program at its Great Lakes, Illinois, Recruit Training Command on April 10 that would help new recruits get into shape before they start boot camp.
The hope is they will meet body composition goals of 26 percent body fat for men and 36 percent for women during the time. Those who don’t make it would get another chance to do so in 90 days. Meanwhile, the newcomers would get instructions about nutrition, body hygiene and sleep. The change is based on a program the Army already has in place.
“This is a great way to meet those … that want to serve, that just need a little touch up without actually lowering our boot camp standards at all,” Capt. Frank Brown, the training center’s operations director, told USNI.
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