The Marine Corps has begun shipping more than 250 new biometric machines around the globe as part of a new policy to measure body composition standards more accurately before labeling a Marine ...

The Army's top NCO suggested that troops who score a 540 or higher on the Army Combat Fitness Test be exempt from body fat screening.

Body composition is the amount of fat, bone, and muscle in your body. Having a good body composition is an important part of staying healthy, as having too much fat can increase your risk of illness.

The research found that the tape test “correctly identifies 91.6 percent of male Marines and 92 percent of female Marines as over the allowable body fat,” according to the release.

The U.S. Marine Corps will use health metrics provider InBody’s professional body composition analyzers to assess the fitness of Marines worldwide. Contacts Name: Jeff Kim Phone: 562-210-4903 ...