THE PENTAGON – The Department of Defense on Monday announced a $1.3 million contract to equip all staff officers at or above battalion level with wristwatch-sized SitBit inactivity trackers.
“After hearing that the Air Force was experimenting with FitBits for their enlisted troops to help keep activity levels up and fight obesity, we began researching more military uses of the product,” said Defense Acquisitions Agency spokesman Col. Kevin Durant.
“We started with Majors and above as a test group since they sell their equipment on eBay less often than junior personnel,” Durant said. “What we found was that most of those guys and gals were in staff positions and they never moved. Ever.”
