Researchers examine how the U.S. Marine Corps’ Body Composition and Military Appearance Program and its associated policies drive individual behavior—namely those related to disordered eating—of marines and specifically of women and people of color.
Research suggest that the implementation of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Body Composition and Military Appearance Program (BCMAP) could drive marines to adopt unhealthy behaviors, primarily those associated with disordered eating, to meet the standards while disproportionately affecting communities of color and women more generally. Researchers examine how the BCMAP and its associated policies affect marines individually and the force writ large.
