Airmen and Guardians preparing to take updated physical fitness assessments this year won’t be surprised by the Pentagon’s updated body composition standards that all service members will have to meet; the Air Force worked up similar standards three years ago.
waist-to-height ratio
As the Air Force moves toward officially implementing waist-to-height ratio as part of its body composition program, one expert applauded the move, saying waist-to-height is a more accurate health gauge than the Air Force’s previous methods, such as abdominal circumference and body mass index (BMI).
Documents leaked online showing the Air Force’s revamped plans for taking body measurements are “pre-decisional and subject to change,” the Office of the Air Force Surgeon General told Air Force Magazine. On Feb. 16, the unofficial Air Force amn/nco/snco Facebook page posted images of an ...