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Proposed Revisions to Accession
(AR 40-501) and Retention (AR 600-9)
Body Weight and Body Fat Standards
Briefers: Dr. J. A. Vogel and Major K.E. Fried1
Occupational Health and Performance Directorate
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
2Aprill991
RECOMMENDATIONS
AR 40-501
· Change to a body fat standard, retaining weight tables only as a
preliminary screen
· Male standards should not exceed 4 percent body fat units over reten-
tion fat standards
· Female standards should be the same as retention fat standards
AR 600-9
· Female standards should be increased by 2 percent body fat units for
each age category
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TABLE D-1 Proposed Changes to Body Fat Standards
APPENDIX D
Men
Retention
Current
Standard
Women
Accession Retention Accession
Proposed Current Proposed Current Proposed Current Proposed
Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
20 20 (32)* 24 28 30 (28) 30
22 22 (34) 26 30 32 (30) 32
24 24 (33) 28 32 34 (32) 34
26 26 (32) 30 34 36 (34) 36
(no change) (more stringent) (less stringent) (same as retention)
Estimated from BMI
Representative terms from entire chapter:
standard standard