Separating the Wheat from the Chaff: The Experience of the American Army Medical Department During World War I

摘要

The physical improvement, manifested in the average doctor in a few weeks as a result of this training is remarkable. He arrives soft, flabby, often somewhat paunchy, of bad posture, a creature of the automobile era, unable to ride or march. He leaves erect, firm and muscled, well set up and able to do in marching whatever the needs of the service may demand. His waist measure has decreased from 2 to 7 inches, his chest has filled out and in Navy parlance, he has shifted his ballast