United States Army Anthropometry: 1946-1977

Abstract
Body size information on both men and women of the U.S. Army is available in the form of data collected during several major anthropometric surveys carried out during the past 31 years. Anthropometric data for Army men and women measured in 1946, for Army men and male basic trainees measured in 1966, and for Army women and male basic trainees measuredin 1977 are presented in this report. Anthropometric data for these six series of U.S. Army personnel are presented in summary tables, in both centimeters and inches. Data for a total of 118 body measurements have been extracted from the summary tables and collated. Through the use of this format, all of the available anthropometric data for any one body measurement may be seen on two facing pages of statistical and percentile values, either in centimeters or in inches. Data for 14 workspace measurements of both Army men and women also are included. Comparisons of body size between Army men of 1946 and 1966, between Army male basic trainees of 1966 and 1977, between Army women of 1946 and 1977, and between Army men of 1966 and Army women of 1977 are presented and discussed.

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