Military Adopts New Method for Measuring Body Fat
U.S. Army soldiers conduct the two-mile run portion of the Army Combat Fitness Test during a fitness competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Bavaria, Germany, on May 11, 2025. Spc. Sar Paw/U.S. Army via DVIDS The Pentagon has directed the U.S. military to begin evaluating troops on their body fat composition using waist-to-height ratio measurements. According