Army Officer Captain Paisley published "Nutritional and Sports Supplement Use among Deployed U.S. Army Soldiers in a Remote, Austere Combat Outpost in Eastern Afghanistan" in the Military Medicine journal to explain his findings about the effect of supplements on soldiers. He, along with fellow soldiers, conducted an 8 week long research in which they would carefully examine which and how often specific supplements were being taken; and of course the overall effect it had on soldiers. His findings were that supplements in remote combat areas served beneficial to soldiers as it was an easier way to consume protein and other pre-workouts to further enhance to their physical endurance and capability. The only downfall to this experiment was that he recommends their should be better guidance when choosing what supplements to take; as a result of some soldiers experiencing negative repercussions from taking supplements. The author publishes this post in the Military Medicine, which is a prestiogous jounral that is only limited to people who are very knowledgeable about certain medical topics. The author strictly uses logical appeals since this was a scientific research. He doesn't use emotional appeals or any commercial promotion. Some will argue that females were not included in the study, but the author could refute this by saying that this experiment was specifically on combat units in remote areas; women for the longest time were not allowed in combat jobs. It wasn't until recently women could serve in these combat units, but just because they were allowed, doesn't mean they did. The percentage of women serving these roles are very low and studying their supplement intake would be a waste of time since it wouldn't provide enough sufficient information to develop a solid argument.
The most common types of supplements used by soldiers were protein, vitamins, and pre-workout to give them more alertness while on patrol. Soldiers were not only provided sports supplements from their unit, but also by family members sending them what they requested.
