A Guide to Female
Soldier Readiness
USAPHC(Prov)
Technical Guide 281
June
2010
A Guide to Female Soldier Readiness
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The U.S. Army Public Health Command (Provisional) (USAPHC (Prov)), formerly U.S. Army
Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM), Aberdeen Proving
Ground, Maryland acknowledges the fine work done by the original authors of this guide while
assigned to Madigan Army Medical Center.
The USAPHC (Prov) acknowledges the fine work done by the original contributors of this guide
while assigned to USAPHC (Prov), Directorate of Health Promotion and Wellness.
Much appreciation goes to the USAPHC (Prov) subject matter experts and consultants while
assigned to USAPHC (Prov), Directorate of Health Promotion and Wellness and other
directorates who made this technical guide possible.
Credit and appreciation goes to the personnel assigned to Headquarters, Department of the Army
G-1, Human Resources Directorate, for their guidance and assistance.
Credit and appreciation goes to those assigned to the office of the Command Surgeon, U.S.
Training and Doctrine Command for their guidance and assistance.
Credit and appreciation goes to the many U.S. Army Surgeon General consultants from the
Army Medical Department Corps for their guidance and assistance.
For information regarding this guide contact USAPHC (Prov), Directorate of Health Promotion
and Wellness, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010; 410-436-4656 or by e-mail to
DHPWWebContacts2@amedd.army.mil.
USACHPPM TG 281
Guide to Female Soldier Readiness
June 2010
PREFACE
Every day women make significant contributions to the missions of today’s military forces.
Female Soldiers make up 14 to 15 percent of the Active Duty Army supporting nearly every
Area of Concentration and Military Occupational Specialty. Just as the Army has always
championed health promotion and prevention efforts for its male Soldiers, so it must also
champion the...