Army won’t change weight tables after body composition study The service is still evaluating changes to how it measures body fat, though.

As the US Army moves to a new way to measure soldiers’ body fat, officials acknowledged Wednesday that some soldiers who had previously passed under the old regulations may now fail under the new.

ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Army has published a new directive called “Army Body Fat Assessment for the Army Body Composition Program” that will make immediate changes to the Army Body ...

The Army will now determine the body fat of soldiers using a simplified tape test at the navel that is proven to have more consistent and accurate measurements, according to a new directive.

The Army's primary screening tool, the height and weight tables in AR 600-9, is rooted in BMI. Soldiers who exceed these limits undergo body fat assessment via the tape test.

Army gym goers may soon see shorter lines to use neck exercise machines, as the service announced Monday that it will phase out the current system for measuring body fat by mid-2024. Don’t throw ...

As the U.S. Army moves to a new way to measure soldiers' body fat, officials acknowledged Wednesday that some soldiers who had previously passed under the old regulations may now fail under the ...