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Army Body Composition Program – Q’s And A’s, Exams of Health sciences

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Army Body Composition Program – Q’s And A’s

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Army Body Composition Program – Q’s And
A’s
What is the responsibility of Commander's and Supervisors per
AR 600-9? ✔ Ans - 1. Implement the ABCP
2. Ensure the continued evaluation of all Soldiers under their
command or supervision
3. Review monthly Suspension of Favorable Personnel Actions
Management Report (AAA-095)
4. Forward a complete ABCP file (per AR 600-9 para 3-8) to the
gaining unit on each Soldier who conducts a permanent
change of station and is flagged for noncompliance with body
fat standards
What is the function of a designated unit fitness training NCO
or master fitness trainer? ✔ Ans - 1. Prescribe proper
exercise and fitness techniques to assist Soldiers in meeting
and maintaining body fat standards
2. Assist commanders in developing programs that establish a
physical fitness program
3. Train other command designated NCOs in proper height,
weight, and body circumference methodology to assess body
fat composition
What does AR 600-9 Cover? ✔ Ans - The Army Body
Composition Program
What Army Regulation Covers The Army's Body Composition
Program? ✔ Ans - AR 600-9
What does ABCP stand for? ✔ Ans - Army Body
Composition Program (ABCP)
What is the Primary Objective of the ABCP? ✔ Ans - To
ensure all Soldiers achieve and maintain optimal well-being
and performance under all conditions
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A’s

What is the responsibility of Commander's and Supervisors per AR 600-9? ✔ Ans - 1. Implement the ABCP

  1. Ensure the continued evaluation of all Soldiers under their command or supervision
  2. Review monthly Suspension of Favorable Personnel Actions Management Report (AAA-095)
  3. Forward a complete ABCP file (per AR 600-9 para 3-8) to the gaining unit on each Soldier who conducts a permanent change of station and is flagged for noncompliance with body fat standards What is the function of a designated unit fitness training NCO or master fitness trainer? ✔ Ans - 1. Prescribe proper exercise and fitness techniques to assist Soldiers in meeting and maintaining body fat standards
  4. Assist commanders in developing programs that establish a physical fitness program
  5. Train other command designated NCOs in proper height, weight, and body circumference methodology to assess body fat composition What does AR 600-9 Cover? ✔ Ans - The Army Body Composition Program What Army Regulation Covers The Army's Body Composition Program? ✔ Ans - AR 600- What does ABCP stand for? ✔ Ans - Army Body Composition Program (ABCP) What is the Primary Objective of the ABCP? ✔ Ans - To ensure all Soldiers achieve and maintain optimal well-being and performance under all conditions

What are the Secondary Objectives of the ABCP? ✔ Ans - Assist in establishing and maintaining Operational readiness, Physical fitness, Health and A professional military appearance , establish body fat standards, provide procedures by which personnel are counseled to assist in meeting the standards What must Soldiers maintain in order to meet mission requirements? ✔ Ans - Soldiers must maintain a high level of physical readiness What is one indicator of physical readiness? ✔ Ans - Body composition How is Body Composition an indicator of a Soldier's Physical Readiness? ✔ Ans - It is associated with an individual's fitness, endurance, and overall health Who will generally exhibit increased muscular strength and endurance, is less likely to sustain injury from weight bearing activity, and more likely to perform at an optimal level? ✔ Ans - Individuals with desirable body fat percentages Who will benefit from Soldiers meeting Body fat percentages? ✔ Ans - The individual and collective benefit to themselves, their unit, and the entire Army Who is responsible for meeting Body fat percentages? ✔ Ans

  • Each Soldier (commissioned officer, warrant officer, and enlisted) What is the amount of time that every Soldier will be screened IAW AR 600-9? ✔ Ans - Soldiers will be screened every 6 months, at a minimum, to ensure compliance with this regulation What is the only authorized method of estimating body fat? ✔ Ans - The circumference-based tape method outlined in appendix B of AR 600-

Why should the APFT and the weigh-in be conducted a minimum of 7 days apart? ✔ Ans - To ensure the ABCP does not interfere with Soldier performance on the APFT What must be done when a trained individual of the same gender is not available to conduct the measurements? ✔ Ans

  • A female Soldier will be present when a male measures a female, and a male Soldier will be present when a female measures a male Is the height, weight, and body fat percent required to be entered on the Department of the Army (DA) Form 705 (Army Physical Fitness Test Scorecard)? ✔ Ans - The height, weight, and body fat percent are no longer required entries on the Department of the Army (DA) Form 705 (Army Physical Fitness Test Scorecard) How may unit's track height and weight data? ✔ Ans - Units may track height and weight on a centralized roster, the DA Form 705, and on the DA Form 5500 What is DA Form 5500? ✔ Ans - Body Fat Assessment Worksheet - Male What is the DA form 5501? ✔ Ans - Body Fat Assessment Worksheet - Female Who must be enrolled in the ABCP? ✔ Ans - Soldiers who exceed body fat standards in appendix B will be enrolled in the unit ABCP When does Enrollment in the ABCP start? ✔ Ans - On the day that the Soldier is notified by the unit commander (or designee) that he or she has been entered in the program What will the Soldier be advised of during the notification counseling? ✔ Ans - 1. That they have a DA Form 268

(flagg) placed on their record to suspend favorable personnel actions

  1. That they are enrolled in the ABCP 3. That they Must acknowledge enrollment in the ABCP by memorandum to the commander within 2 working days of notification of enrollment What are some of the ramifications of the Soldier being flagged? ✔ Ans - 1. That they are nonpromotable
  2. That they will not be assigned to command, command sergeant major, or first sergeant positions
  3. They are not authorized to attend military schools and institutional training courses IAW AR 350- How long does a Commander have to Flag the Soldier using DA Form 268 (Report to Suspend Favorable Personnel Actions (FLAG) for failing to meet body fat standards? ✔ Ans - The commander has 3 working days to Flag the Soldier How long does a Commander have from initiation of DA Form 268 to counsel and/or notify and enroll the Soldier in the ABCP? ✔ Ans - The commander has 2 working days from initiation of DA Form 268 What is the effective date of the DA Form 268 flagging action when a Soldier fails to meet body fat standards? ✔ Ans - Effective date of the DA Form 268 flagging action is the date that the Soldier is found to be noncompliant How long will a Soldier have to read the online U.S. Army Public Health Command (USAPHC) Technical Guide (TG) 358 after the notification counseling? ✔ Ans - Within 14 days of enrollment and schedule an appointment with a dietitian, if available, or health care provider How long will a Soldier have to complete and return their Soldier Action Plan after the notification counseling? ✔ Ans
  • Within 14 days of the notification counseling

standards? ✔ Ans - A monthly loss of either 3 to 8 pounds or 1 percent body fat What happens when a temporary medical condition that directly causes weight gain or prevents weight or body fat loss? ✔ Ans - Soldiers will have up to 6 months from the initial medical evaluation date to undergo treatment to resolve the medical condition but a medical specialty physician may extend the time period up to 12 months If a Soldier has a medical condition what will happen IAW AR 600-9? ✔ Ans - The Soldier will participate in the ABCP, to include initiation of a DA Form 268, nutrition counseling, and monthly body fat assessment, but will not be penalized for failing to show progress What happens if the Soldier is unable to show satisfactory progress in the ABCP? ✔ Ans - The Soldier will be subject to separation What will happen if a Soldier in the ABCP program meet the screening table weight? ✔ Ans - The Soldier must remain in the ABCP program until they no longer exceed the required body fat standard What happens if a Soldier exceeds body fat standards within 12 months from release of the ABCP? ✔ Ans - If no underlying medical condition is found, the commander will initiate separation action, bar to reenlistment What happens If, after 12 months but less than 36 months from the date of release from the ABCP? ✔ Ans - If no underlying medical condition is found, the commander will re- enroll the Soldier in the ABCP and the Soldier will have 90 days to meet the standards How long will pregnant Soldiers be exempt from meeting body fat standards? ✔ Ans - Pregnant Soldiers (who previously

met the standards) will be given the duration of the pregnancy plus the period of 180 days after the pregnancy ends If a Soldier is enrolled in the ABCP and then becomes pregnant, what actions occur? ✔ Ans - The Soldier will remain under the flagging action What happens when a Soldier enters or reenters the ACBP after pregnancy? ✔ Ans - Soldiers entered or re-entered in the ABCP after pregnancy will be considered first-time entries into the program How many people are required to take measurements? ✔ Ans - Two members of the unit will be utilized in the taking of measurements; one to place the tape measure and determine measurements and the other to assure proper placement and tension of the tape, as well as to record the measurement on the worksheet What happens if a trained individual of the same gender is not available to conduct the measurements? ✔ Ans - A female Soldier will be present when a male measures a female, and a male Soldier will be present when a female measures a male How many measurements must be taken? ✔ Ans - Take all circumference measurements sequentially three times and record them to the nearest half inch What happens if any one of the three closest measurements differs by more than 1 inch from the other two? ✔ Ans - Take an additional measurement and compute a mathematical average of the three measurements with the least difference to the nearest half inch and record this value What must the tape measure be made of? ✔ Ans - Nonstretchable material, preferably fiberglass Can cloth or metal tapes be used? ✔ Ans - Cloth or steel tapes are unacceptable