comprehensive approach, shep, to training and nutrition in the military. and it takes into account some changes in athletic training in the civilian world to try to incorporate those into the army. things like using athletic trainers, physical therapiesists there is epidemic of obesity in america. that s bled over into the military. people don t have good eating habits. one official organizing this says it s not an army problem it s a civilian problem and we are trying to fix it here is what pentagon spokesman geoff morrell said about that. the ils of society with regards to nutrition and cardiovascular fifthness and obesity we are not immune from. we are getting recruits from society and we need to deal with them accordingly. this new program is being referred to as the soldier athlete initiative. shep? shepard: how effective has this training been so far? they say? well, they are saying so far, so good.
wants to catch up with that and join the modern age inerms of training and fitness, and the other thing, in the general society, people do not have great eating habits, great nutritional habits or great physical fitness with an epidemic of obesity, so what one general in charge of this says, this is not an army product, but a civilian problem we are taking the recruits coming from the civilian community and trying to fix a problem with health, fitness and diet, and here is the pentagon spokesman on that. the ills of society with regard to nutrition and cardiovascular fitness and obesity, we are not immune from. we are getting recruits from society. and we need to deal with them accordingly. it is being called the soldier athlete initiative and it is already underway in the army. shepard: i have a friend in bake training and he says it has gone well. how effective is it? guest: too early to tell