What is it with the US military and experimenting on troops? Are the national guard at least exempt from this treatment or is this prevalent throughout ALL the military as I know how bad the Air Force test pilots had it with that propeller plane that could break the sound barrier.
The military is a setting where you can control several variables that would be far more difficult in other experiments. Say you want to test a food product on 1000 people. You need to factor in things like age, a person's diet, sex, pregnancy, previous health, physical activity, sleep, location, etc. when formulating such a study.
However, the military provides people of similar age, fitness, daily activity, etc. and it's easier to keep track of their diet and other factors that may be relevant to the results of such a study.
It's really difficult to conduct studies involving food, especially long-term, just because a person's life involves so many things it's hard to tell if there is an significant change (significant = relevant) good or bad.
What is it with the US military and experimenting on troops? Are the national guard at least exempt from this treatment or is this prevalent throughout ALL the military as I know how bad the Air Force test pilots had it with that propeller plane that could break the sound barrier.
The military is a setting where you can control several variables that would be far more difficult in other experiments. Say you want to test a food product on 1000 people. You need to factor in things like age, a person's diet, sex, pregnancy, previous health, physical activity, sleep, location, etc. when formulating such a study.
However, the military provides people of similar age, fitness, daily activity, etc. and it's easier to keep track of their diet and other factors that may be relevant to the results of such a study.
It's really difficult to conduct studies involving food, especially long-term, just because a person's life involves so many things it's hard to tell if there is an significant change (significant = relevant) good or bad.