The new Army Body Composition Program standards are out!

Finally a new update to the Army Body Composition Program. The biggest change is that Soldiers can appeal their body fat measurement and have it verified by an approved third party source. This is pretty good news for a segment of the Army and Army reserve forces. #ABCP #military #army #armyfitness #shorts

[headshothendo]

Here for the photo of the human drumstick.

[Thor]

Maybe it's just me. However, if a Soldier can pass a 12 mile ruck and the ACFT. Is it not REDUDANT to tape them to see if they're physically fit for the job? Gosh, no wonder recruitment numbers be hurting lol. Taping should only be neccssarry if you can't do PT.

[timobenneato]

I pass height and weight but I fail tape according to the new standards. 😂

[aaronshutts]

Also love the new standard. If you can score a 540 on your PT test, there is no height weight flag.

[spencegame]

They need to just have nutritionists and MFTs train to use calipers

[rangerjay]

"Desperate" they mean to say, recruitment is getting worse I guess

[margaretgilbert]

Joined the army at 235lbs left basic at 265lbs. Never passed the tape off. Strong as gorilla.had to do the water tank thing. 9% body fat. All muscle drills could not believe it and all bow in front of are company. Could not call Fatboy. Changed it to Taz

[PedroGarcia-blun]

Question! So, it’s the new HT/WT, basically just your Gender, Age, Weight and abdominal circumference. Or does it include height as well?

[Jtheman]

Is there anywhere I can find the new ABCP standards/table chart?

[downey]

I don’t have 25” but I was 25% at MEPS! Whaaa!??! Yeah and I was 11 bravo 😂

[Robert-ecqw]

If you can't do 50 push-ups and 20 pull-ups and 100 situps at recruiting day hit the road. Men or girl scouts.

[pgrafton]

15 years in the AF, then 8 in the Army. The only time I met the H/W standard was basic and OCS. Always passed the tape no issues without a fat ass neck. It was a stupid system biased against muscle mass.

[DrinksOnCosby]

I remember my body builder friend getting sent to fep and Mando pt 😂😂😂mfker would eat 4 boiled chicken breasts for lunch

[Optch]

When does this regulation go into affect? I have a h/w coming up on the 5th and if they where to do it this way I would have to lose 3 inches off the waist somehow

[thanos]

Doggy weight regs for the win.

Not.

[SLJB]

We've been recruiting weak ass soldiers for over a decade. Why change now?

[MistrT]

So if u weigh over 250 u cant join the army?

[genescallop]

So an excuse to get more people who probably shouldn't be in the army... in the army okay

[Populationof]

There’s just something about you that screams “I have two moms.”