The Department of Defense spends approximately one million dollars annually on research to enhance soldier physical performance (LTC K.E. Friedl, personal communication, Jan 1996). To most effectively direct this research effort, an accurate understanding of the physical demands of Army jobs is needed. The physical demands are available in printed form, however, there is no computerized means to quickly access and compile this information. The purpose of this paper is to describe the creation of a series of data bases containing the physically demanding tasks of Army occupations and to provide a preliminary summary of a selected data base.
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