Body Composition Military Appearance
Program Monitor Certification Course
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Answers
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Commanders & OIC's ensure Marines comply wiht the standards in MCO 6110.3A
w/CH-1. They are responsible for following: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Enforcing
compliance with weight and body composition standards, and a suitable military
appearance if they possess special courts-martial convening authority.
- Ensuring Marines receive a medical evaluation from an authorized medical
provider prior to BCP or MAP assignment.
- Consideration of recommendations for temporary medical exemptions.
- Selecting and assigning an FFI and/or CPTR, in writing.
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FFI & CPTR Responsibilities - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Thoroughly review al DOD &
SUMC BCMAP Policies
- Develop, implement, manage, and supervise BCP & MAP
- Coordinating and supervising the execution of weigh-ins & Body Composition
Evaluations (BCEs), utilizing the Body Composition Worksheet, BCP Evaluation
Form, and MAP Evaluation Form.
BCMAP ASSESSMENT - PURPOSE - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The USMC BCMAP
establishes, evaluates, and enforces compliance with optimal weight and body
composition standards, and a suitable military appearance. These are essential to
the preservation of good order and discipline and necessary for the maintenance of
combat readiness Marine Corps-wide.
BCMAP ASSESSMENT - SCOPE - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔All Marines will be
periodically evaluated for weight and military appearance in accordance with the
established frequency and sequence.
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Weigh-ins may also occur on the same day as the PFT or CFT. In addition, the CO
can order weigh-ins for the entire unit or an individual Marine as deemed
necessary. The Inspector General and Commanding Generals can also require
weigh-ins while conducting unannounced inspections.
BCMAP ASSESSMENT - FREQUENCY OF WEIGH INS - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔At a
minimum, weigh-ins are conducted semi-annually every calendar year for all
active duty Marines and activated reservists. Reserve weigh-ins are conducted
annually every calendar year.
Those Marines receiving a permanent change of station/assignment (PCS/PCA)
during an initial or extended initial BCP assignment will have their BCP file
forwarded to the gaining command.
End of Active Service (EAS)/Retirement can be evaluated up to their EAS date,
under the discretion of the CO.
BCMAP ASSESSMENT - ASSESSMENT SEQUENCE - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The
MCO 6110.3A w/CH-1 Enclosure (2) MCBCMAP Sequence Chart, shown here,
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provides a systematic approach to evaluate Marines for BCMAP compliance and
recommendations for non-compliant Marines.
BCMAP monitors must perform evaluations in the specified sequence as outlined
in the chart.
BCMAP ASSESSMENT - STANDARDS - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Marines are
considered to exceed standards when their body weight and body fat percentage
exceeds the maximum allowable limits for their height, as contained in MCO
6110.3A w/CH-1.
COs and OICs should provide the same level of assistance and supervision for
those Marines who are below their minimum allowable limit.
BCP Medical Considerations - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Marines not in compliance with
established BCMAP standards, required a medical evaluation by an authorized
medical provider. A Marine cannot be formally assigned to the BCP or MAP prior
to receiving a medical evaluation.
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