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Army Body Composition Program Questions and
Verified Answers
What does AR 600-9 Cover?
Ans: The Army Body Composition Program (formerly the Weight Control
Program)
What Army Regulation Covers The Army's Body Composition Program?
Ans: AR 600-9
What is the most recent release of AR 600-9?
Ans: 28 June 2013
What does ABCP stand for?
Ans: Army Body Composition Program (ABCP)
What is the Primary Objective of the ABCP?
Ans: to ensure all Soldiers achieve and maintain optimal well-being and
performance under all conditions
What are the Secondary Objectives of the ABCP?
Ans: 1. Assist in establishing and maintaining Operational readiness,
Physical fitness, Health and A professional military appearance
2. Establish body fat standards
3. Provide procedures by which personnel are counseled to assist in meeting
the standards
What must Soldiers maintain in order to meet mission requirements?
Ans: Soldiers must maintain a high level of physical readiness
What is one indicator of physical readiness?
Ans: Body composition
How is Body Composition an indicator of a Soldier's Physical Readiness?
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Ans: It is associated with an individual's fitness, endurance, and overall
health
Who will generally exhibit increased muscular strength and endurance, is less
likely to sustain injury from weight bearing activity, and more likely to perform at
an optimal level?
Ans: Individuals with desirable body fat percentages
Who is more likely to sustain injury from weight bearing activity?
Ans: Soldiers that do not meet body fat percentages
Who is more likely to show decreased muscular strength and endurance?
Ans: Soldiers that do not meet body fat percentages
Who will benefit from Soldiers meeting Body fat percentages?
Ans: the individual and collective benefit to themselves, their unit, and the
entire Army
What agency is responsible for AR 600-9?
Ans: The Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS), G-1
What is The Surgeon General's responsibilities for AR 600-9?
Ans: 1. Establish medical examination and medical counseling policies
2. Evaluate the medical aspects of the program
3. Establish and review procedures for determination of body fat content
4. Provide guidance on improving the nutritional status of Soldiers
5. Provide recommendations and/or medical opinions on medical exception
to policy requests
Who is responsible for meeting Body fat percentages?
Ans: Each Soldier (commissioned officer, warrant officer, and enlisted)
What is the responsibility of Commander's and Supervisors per AR 600-9?
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Ans: 1. Implement the ABCP
2. Ensure the continued evaluation of all Soldiers under their command or
supervision
3. Review monthly Suspension of Favorable Personnel Actions Management
Report (AAA-095)
4. Forward a complete ABCP file (per AR 600-9 para 3-8) to the gaining unit
on each Soldier who conducts a permanent change of station and is flagged
for noncompliance with body fat standards
What are the responsibilities of Medical Personnel per AR 600-9?
Ans: 1. Assist commanders and supervisors in ensuring that individuals
who exceed body fat standards receive nutrition and weight reduction
counseling from a registered dietitian, if available
2. Identify those individuals who have a pathological condition requiring
medical treatment
3. Evaluate Soldiers who exceed body fat standards
4. Advise Soldiers that while various medical conditions, environmental
conditions, functional limitations (temporary or permanent physical
profiles), and/or medications may contribute to weight gain, they are still
required to meet the body fat standard
5. Refer Soldiers to appropriate specialist for nutrition and exercise
counseling
6. At the request of a commander, provide education and information to
Soldiers on healthy eating behaviors
If a registered dietitian is not available who may provide nutrition and weight
reduction counseling?
Ans: a health care provider, to include nurse practitioner, physician
assistant, or medical doctor
Who can grant exception and is the approval authority for special situations?
Ans: DCS, G-1
What is the function of a designated unit fitness training NCO or master fitness
trainer?
Army Body Composition Program Questions and
Verified Answers
What does AR 600-9 Cover?
Ans: The Army Body Composition Program (formerly the Weight Control
Program)
What Army Regulation Covers The Army's Body Composition Program?
Ans: AR 600-9
What is the most recent release of AR 600-9?
Ans: 28 June 2013
What does ABCP stand for?
Ans: Army Body Composition Program (ABCP)
What is the Primary Objective of the ABCP?
Ans: to ensure all Soldiers achieve and maintain optimal well-being and
performance under all conditions
What are the Secondary Objectives of the ABCP?
Ans: 1. Assist in establishing and maintaining Operational readiness,
Physical fitness, Health and A professional military appearance
2. Establish body fat standards
3. Provide procedures by which personnel are counseled to assist in meeting
the standards
What must Soldiers maintain in order to meet mission requirements?
Ans: Soldiers must maintain a high level of physical readiness
What is one indicator of physical readiness?
Ans: Body composition
How is Body Composition an indicator of a Soldier's Physical Readiness?
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Ans: It is associated with an individual's fitness, endurance, and overall
health
Who will generally exhibit increased muscular strength and endurance, is less
likely to sustain injury from weight bearing activity, and more likely to perform at
an optimal level?
Ans: Individuals with desirable body fat percentages
Who is more likely to sustain injury from weight bearing activity?
Ans: Soldiers that do not meet body fat percentages
Who is more likely to show decreased muscular strength and endurance?
Ans: Soldiers that do not meet body fat percentages
Who will benefit from Soldiers meeting Body fat percentages?
Ans: the individual and collective benefit to themselves, their unit, and the
entire Army
What agency is responsible for AR 600-9?
Ans: The Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS), G-1
What is The Surgeon General's responsibilities for AR 600-9?
Ans: 1. Establish medical examination and medical counseling policies
2. Evaluate the medical aspects of the program
3. Establish and review procedures for determination of body fat content
4. Provide guidance on improving the nutritional status of Soldiers
5. Provide recommendations and/or medical opinions on medical exception
to policy requests
Who is responsible for meeting Body fat percentages?
Ans: Each Soldier (commissioned officer, warrant officer, and enlisted)
What is the responsibility of Commander's and Supervisors per AR 600-9?
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Ans: 1. Implement the ABCP
2. Ensure the continued evaluation of all Soldiers under their command or
supervision
3. Review monthly Suspension of Favorable Personnel Actions Management
Report (AAA-095)
4. Forward a complete ABCP file (per AR 600-9 para 3-8) to the gaining unit
on each Soldier who conducts a permanent change of station and is flagged
for noncompliance with body fat standards
What are the responsibilities of Medical Personnel per AR 600-9?
Ans: 1. Assist commanders and supervisors in ensuring that individuals
who exceed body fat standards receive nutrition and weight reduction
counseling from a registered dietitian, if available
2. Identify those individuals who have a pathological condition requiring
medical treatment
3. Evaluate Soldiers who exceed body fat standards
4. Advise Soldiers that while various medical conditions, environmental
conditions, functional limitations (temporary or permanent physical
profiles), and/or medications may contribute to weight gain, they are still
required to meet the body fat standard
5. Refer Soldiers to appropriate specialist for nutrition and exercise
counseling
6. At the request of a commander, provide education and information to
Soldiers on healthy eating behaviors
If a registered dietitian is not available who may provide nutrition and weight
reduction counseling?
Ans: a health care provider, to include nurse practitioner, physician
assistant, or medical doctor
Who can grant exception and is the approval authority for special situations?
Ans: DCS, G-1
What is the function of a designated unit fitness training NCO or master fitness
trainer?
