Army body fat standard for 2026: your waist-to-height ratio, pass or fail against 0.55 (AD 2026-13), the largest passing waist for your height and margin.
업데이트 검증한 예제: 8
At a recorded height of 70 in, an average waist of 37.667 in gives a ratio of 0.538, which meets the Army standard of below 0.550. The largest passing waist at this height is 38 in, 0.33 in above your average.
| 높이 | cm | Largest passing waist (in) | cm | Ratio at that waist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67.0 in | 170.2 | 36.5 | 92.7 | 0.544 |
| 67.5 in | 171.4 | 37 | 94 | 0.548 |
| 68.0 in | 172.7 | 37 | 94 | 0.544 |
| 68.5 in | 174 | 37.5 | 95.2 | 0.547 |
| 69.0 in | 175.3 | 37.5 | 95.2 | 0.543 |
| 69.5 in | 176.5 | 38 | 96.5 | 0.546 |
| 70.0 in (you) | 177.8 | 38 | 96.5 | 0.542 |
| 70.5 in | 179.1 | 38.5 | 97.8 | 0.546 |
| 71.0 in | 180.3 | 39 | 99.1 | 0.549 |
| 71.5 in | 181.6 | 39 | 99.1 | 0.545 |
| 72.0 in | 182.9 | 39.5 | 100.3 | 0.548 |
| 72.5 in | 184.2 | 39.5 | 100.3 | 0.544 |
| 73.0 in | 185.4 | 40 | 101.6 | 0.547 |
EXORD 182-26 Annex A: measured in socks, rounded to the nearest half inch.
Annex A: waist measurements are always rounded down to the nearest 0.5 inch.
Table B–1: the ratio is recorded to three decimals and digits after the third are dropped, never rounded (0.549888 is recorded as 0.549).
0.538 is below 0.550, so it meets the AD 2026-13 standard.
The largest half-inch waist strictly below 0.55 × height; the same rule produces the Army's Figure B–1 table.
Since July 2026 the Army's body composition standard is a waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) below 0.55, set by Army Directive 2026-13. It replaced the height and weight screening tables and the one-site abdominal tape test for body fat. The waist is measured at the navel three times, each reading rounded down to the nearest half inch; height is rounded to the nearest half inch; the average waist is divided by height and the ratio is cut, not rounded, to three decimals.
Soldiers use it to check where they stand before a record measurement, which happens at least twice a year. At 70 inches tall the largest passing waist is 38 inches, a ratio of 0.542; 38.5 inches gives exactly 0.550 and fails. The same limits appear in Figure B–1 of the Army's implementing guidance, EXORD 182-26 Annex A.
The standard is the same for men and women at every age. A ratio of 0.550 or more after a same-day confirmation by a second team means enrollment in the Army Body Composition Program and a flag.
검증 출처: EXORD 182-26 Annex A Figure B–1: height 70 in, max waist allowed 38 in, resulting ratio 0.542
검증 출처: 38.5 / 70 = 0.55 exactly; Annex A Table B–1: “WHtR of 0.550 does not meet the standard”
검증 출처: Figure B–1: 51 in → 28 in, ratio 0.549 (28 / 51 = 0.54902, cut to 0.549 as in Table B–1's 0.549888 → 0.549 example)
검증 출처: Figure B–1: 64.5 in → 35 in, ratio printed as 0.5426 (35 / 64.5 = 0.54264), recorded as 0.542
A waist-to-height ratio below 0.55, for all soldiers regardless of age or sex. Army Directive 2026-13 (July 2026) made the ratio the only authorized body composition measure and dropped body fat percentages. The ratio is recorded to three decimals without rounding, so 0.549 meets the standard and 0.550 does not. The directive also covers USMA and Senior ROTC cadets.
No. Army Directive 2026-13 rescinded Army Directive 2023-11, which had introduced the one-site abdominal tape test for body fat in June 2023, and discontinued the height and weight screening tables. The directive also bars any tape test or other body fat assessment as a way to challenge a failed waist-to-height ratio; a failed first measurement gets a confirmation by a different team on the same duty day instead.
The largest half-inch waist that keeps the ratio below 0.55. From the Army's Figure B–1 table: 64 inches tall allows 35 inches, 66 inches allows 36, 68 inches allows 37, 70 inches allows 38 and 72 inches allows 39.5. Height is rounded to the nearest half inch first, and each waist reading is rounded down, so a reading of 38.4 inches counts as 38.
Not any more. Army Directive 2025-17 (September 2025) had exempted soldiers who scored 465 or more on the Army Fitness Test with at least 80 points in each event. Army Directive 2026-13 rescinded it and states that no AFT score exempts a soldier from the waist-to-height standard. Units must leave at least 7 days between an AFT or Combat Field Test and the measurement.
정확도는 입력값과 계산 방법의 가정에 따라 달라집니다. 십진 연산은 유효숫자 50자리를 사용하지만, 추정값·수치해석 방법·원본 데이터의 정밀도는 더 낮을 수 있습니다. 표시값을 반올림해도 이러한 한계는 사라지지 않습니다. 독립적인 출처의 풀이와 대조한 계산 예시: 8. 예를 들어 “70 in tall, waist 38 in”은 EXORD 182-26 Annex A Figure B–1: height 70 in, max waist allowed 38 in, resulting ratio 0.542와 대조해 확인합니다.
Army Directive 2026-13 (Army Body Composition Program and Standards), Secretary of the Army, July 2026; EXORD 182-26 Annex A — Implementing guidance for waist-to-height ratio measurement procedures for the ABCP (Figure B–1, Table B–1); U.S. Army — Army Body Composition Program and Standards: frequently asked questions (effective 7 July 2026); U.S. Army — Army modifies body composition program, adopts waist-to-height ratio (7 July 2026).
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