A new U.S. Army regulation to measure soldiers’ body fat could result in many failing their fitness assessments.
Army officials admitted on June 14 that some soldiers who had previously passed under the old regulations may now fail under the new tests.
The Army published a new directive called “Army Body Fat Assessment for the Army Body Composition Program” on June 12 that made immediate changes to the Army Body Composition Program.
The directive was based on the findings and recommendations of the Army’s recent Comprehensive Body Composition study, which introduced a new measuring tape methodology that’s designed to yield more consistent and accurate estimates of soldiers’ body fat and fitness….