FLLUSTRATION XIII
Observable Characteristics of Good Military
Posture Viewed in Frontal and Posterior Planes

    

Frontal Plane f

Frontal Posterior
1. Head centered. Plane
2. Left and right acromions on 2

z < oO e
same level. 2. =a
3. Elevation of chest (not tense). a
4, Costal angle about 90°. 3, (EE
5. Ribs approach (sternum) on la
- relatively horizontal plane. —_- 4
6. Lateral iliac crests on same ‘
level. Also on same level
with navel.
7. Legs parallel. GF oO
8. Left and right body sections é a
in balance. So _ 5
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Postertor Plane |
Nw

1. Head centered.
2. Left and right acromions on
same level.
3. Right and left scapulae
(shoulder blades) in balance.
No flared or "winged"
scapula. Scapulae cover
from second to eighth ver-
tebrae. ak Z
4, All vertebrae in vertical line. ‘ d
No torsion. No lateral curvature.
5. Lateral iliac crests on same
level. Also on level with
fourth lumbar vertebra. -
6. Legs parallel.
7.  Tendons of Achilles in vertical 4. : 7,
lines.
8. Right and left ankles same
size. g