BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese army is piloting a health assessment project featuring "combat capacity" as the major criterion, a newspaper of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) reported Thursday.
The delicate system includes separate standards for physical and mental health examinations, including nine practical guidelines on bodybuilding, injury recovery, diet and nutrition, weight control, mental health training and rehabilitation, according to the PLA Daily.
The system's leading designer Mi Mantian, medical professor with the Third Military Medical University, believes it will effectively improve the servicemen's physical and mental health and enhance the troops' combat capacity.
The PLA authorities set a compulsive weight standard in a five-year reform outline earlier in 2015, warning that overweight soldiers and officers will not be promoted.
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