…sailors
"Although the size of the force has gotten smaller over the past two decades, the size of individual sailors has grown.
That's the conclusion of a year-and-a-half-long Navy study in which several thousand sailors were measured to see if body dimensions had changed since the last studies were done two decades ago. A similar but larger Army study, completed in 2012, found that soldiers were typically larger than in years past.
The Navy uses body measurement data to design everything from cockpits to coveralls.
Proper fit is critical to the effectiveness of protective gear, such as chemical suits, firefighting harnesses and masks, and helmets. But it is also important in a uniform, both in terms of appearance and comfort. And the data the Navy uses to set sizes has become obsolete.
"It's been more than 20 years since the Navy has measured its personnel, and the men and women of the force have physically changed in that time," said Capt. Robert Gantt, deputy commander for uniform programs at Navy Exchange Service Command. "U.S. Navy body dimensions were last measured in 1997 for males and 1988 for females."…"
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