Navy Body Fat Measurement Instruction

All bca measurements are to be conducted in the blue and gold navy physical training uniform ptu.

Navy body fat measurement instruction. Navy fitness formula to get an estimated measuring of body fat percent. Use a tape measure then enter your waist hip and neck measurements. Sailors who exceed their allowable body fat are deemed overweight they are screened by medical personnel and then entered into a mandatory weight loss program. No substitute methods eg underwater weighing skin fold calipers body mass index bio impendence etc of assessment are permitted.

While in overweight status sailors are ineligible for promotion ineligible for many volunteer assignments and schools will adversely effect their navy fitrep and are not eligible to reenlist. The navy is shaking up the body composition assessment increasing body fat limits for sailors moving away from career ending punishments for bca failures and taking a deeper. 2 single site abdominal circumference ac measurement 3 body composition assessment bca measurements. Below the text there are instructions on how to perform the measurements and explanations of the formulas used.

Before you measure your body fat using the us navy method measure your height waist neck and hips with a tape measure. After measuring yourself use the us navy method to calculate your body fat percentage. It may be helpful to have a friend help you measure yourself especially for your height. Combine these measurements with your gender and height and this navy calculator will estimate body fat percent lean mass fat mass and your general navy fitness category.

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