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Army Board Questions-Army Body Composition
Program
1. Solders must maintain a high level of physical readiness in order
to meet mission requirements- how does body composition
contribute to mission re-
quirements?:
Body composition is one indicator of physical
readiness that is associated with an individual's
fitness, endurance, and overall health- individuals
with desirable body fat percentages generally exhibited muscular
strength
and
endurance,
are
less
like
to
sustain
injuries
from
weight
bearing
activity
and
are
more
likely
to
perform
at
an optimal level.
2. what actions are required when a soldier is determined to be
exceeding the
body
fat
standards?:
Notification counseling- commander has 3
working days to flag the soldier
soldier
action
plan-
within
14
days
of
notification
counseling
nutrition
counseling-
soldier
has
30
days
after
enrollment
into
ABCP
to
meet
with
dietitian
3. What are the army body composition programs standards:
Soldiers
are required to
meet the prescribed body fat standard, the will be screen every 6 months at
minimum
circumference
based
tape
method
is
the
only
method
for
estimating
body
fat.
commanders
have
the
authority
to
direct
a
body
fat
assessment
on
any
soldier
that
they
determine
does
