The Army is conducting an initial 180-day assessment, during which soldiers will not be separated if they fail to meet the standards.

WASHINGTON — The Army has replaced the long-standing height and weight tables, circumference-based tape test, and supplemental body fat assessments with the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) health ...

U.S. Army soldiers will no longer be judged based on a height and weight table, rather on a waist to height ratio as a measure of body composition, according to officials in a statement Tuesday. If a ...

The Army Training Information System (ATIS) rapidly developed and released new functionality to the ATIS Leader Tool just 48 ...

The Army scrapped its height-and-weight tables and tape test in favor of a semiannual waist-to-height measurement, the service announced Tuesday.

The Army has announced new body standards for soldiers in response to a Department of Defense order targeting military fitness for the battlefield. The policy will require all soldiers to undergo a ...

Camp Humphreys’ Armed Forces Wellness Center is putting renewed focus on nutrition, fitness and health coaching aimed at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Army soldiers will no longer be judged based on a height and weight table, rather on a waist to height ratio as a measure of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Army announced its new body composition standards on July 7, 2026, which will be based on the measurements of a soldier's ...