Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's official -- the Army will now assess body fat using a tape measurement around the waist only. The service announced Monday it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Army will ignore a soldier's weight, a sharp swerve from the decades of history where troops were evaluated based on the ...

The Army is planning to stick to how it currently measures body fat for soldiers after a massive research effort across the force found the so-called tape test accurate enough and alternative body ...

Soldiers who hit the weights a little too hard, or maybe over-indulged during the holidays leading to a bit of weight gain, can find themselves failing the U.S. Army’s height and weight standards.

A soldier receives a 3-D body scan at Fort Bragg, N.C. on Oct. 18, 2021. The scan/study is part of a comprehensive body composition study examining the association between body composition and Soldier ...

Tape measures typically consist of a long flexible steel blade (the tape) coiled inside a plastic or metal case with a spring mechanism to retract the tape after being extended. While the markings can ...