This assignment will assess the student’s ability to write efficaciously for a range of audiences and objectives and involve themselves in inquiry as a way to resolve particular issues. The student will create a research proposition for a potential research study. The proposal must satisfy all the components stipulated in the given Action Research Table of Contents. The paper should be 6-8 pages long, with double space, a title page and accordance to APA style and layout standards.
The essay will be about the topic below;
Problem Statement:
Increased post-partum failures of the Army Height and Weight requirement (ABCP) and the ACFT
Purpose statement:
Discovering ways to help post-partum mothers recover from childbirth while working towards passing the ACFT and the Height and weight requirement in a healthy capacity.
Research Question:
How can leaders improve the P3T (Pregnancy and Post-Partum Training) to help recovering mothers increase their physical fitness so that they can pass Army ACFT and meet the height and weight standards without injury?
Feedback from my professor:
This is a strong and relevant topic with clear real-world implications for organizational readiness and support to soldiers. Your problem statement identifies a concrete issue—postpartum challenges in meeting physical fitness standards—but could benefit from greater specificity. Consider incorporating some brief context or data to illustrate the scale or consequences of the issue within your unit or the Army more broadly. This will strengthen the urgency and clarity of the problem.
Your purpose and research question align well with the problem and show a thoughtful focus on solutions that prioritize health and injury prevention. You might consider clarifying who the leaders are (e.g., P3T cadre, NCOs, command staff) to sharpen your scope and audience. The framing of “how can leaders improve…” is effective, though narrowing the definition of “improve” to include specific domains (e.g., program design, education, pacing, nutrition guidance) could help guide your eventual data collection