Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force use body-fat analyzers during a body-fat composition testing hosted by Marine Corps Community Services at the 21 Area Fitness Center, at Camp Pendleton ...

As of 2017, Marines may have their height, weight and body fat composition disregarded if they master the physical fitness test (PFT) and the combat fitness test (CFT).

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 ...

Fitness buffs and female Marines are likely to Women Marines and PT studs will benefit most from recommended changes to the Corps’ body composition standards that will soon be presented to ...

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.

The Marine Corps’ Body Composition and Military Appearance Program may be leading to a force that is fit but unhealthy, a Rand study has found ― leaving Marines with behaviors typically ...

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 Marine Corps is looking for volunteers to take multiple scans as it re-evaluates its body composition standards.. The Corps hopes to get between 600 and 800 Marines to volunteer for body scans ...

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.

Misty Carman, a nurse educator at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Wellness Center, used a body analyzer scale, which estimates body composition (including body fat, lean mass, bone mass, and water ...