New Army 'Performance Triad': Unprotected sex, steroids, and tobacco
THE PENTAGON – For many years, the Army’s Performance Triad recommended soldiers get a good night’s sleep, physical activity, and healthy nutrition, but all that is about changing. In a bow to “who we really are” Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley announced yesterday a new Triad of “unprotected sex, steroids, and chewing tobacco.”
“This is a wellness initiative we know our soldiers will get behind,” Milley said, “because they're already fully invested in these things.”
While civilians are skeptical about long-term health hazards associated with tobacco, Medical Command leaders strongly support the initiative.
“When you examine the effects of burn pits, IED strikes, and black mold in the barracks on soldiers’ bodies, developing cancer might actually be the only shot for their survival,” said Maj. Gen. Nadja West, Army Surgeon General. “We suspect that cancer cells could eat away the other toxic elements we’ve subjected our war-fighters to over the past 15 years.”
West added, “Sex and …
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