BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM/ MILITARY APPEARANCE
UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
✔✔Marine Corps Body Composition Standards Table - ✔✔List the maximum allowable
body fat percentage for male and female Marines according to age
✔✔What document provides USMC guidance for body composition? - ✔✔MCO
6110.3A
✔✔Who is responsible for conducting accurate height and weight measurements? -
✔✔FFI and/or CPTR
✔✔Who is PERMITTED to perform height, weight, and BCE's? - ✔✔FFI, CPTR, or
designated evaluator(s)
✔✔DoD Height/Weight Standards Table - ✔✔Lists minimum and maximum weight,
according to height, for male and female service members
✔✔DoD Body Composition Standards Table - ✔✔Used to get a body fat percentage for
male and female Service members following measurements for height and body
circumference
✔✔Marine Corps Body Composition Standards Table - ✔✔List the maximum allowable
body fat percentage for male and female Marines according to age
✔✔Which articles of clothing are authorized for wear during the weigh ins and body
composition evaluations? - ✔✔T-shirts, shorts, and socks
✔✔Which statements are true when measuring a Marines height? - ✔✔Marines will
stand with their backs and shoulders against the wall and heels flat on the deck
Use a Standard non stretching fiberglass tape measure to measure a Marines height
Marines will stand in a relaxed manner with their arms at their sides
✔✔Which statements are true concerning the correct weight measurement procedures?
- ✔✔Both of the Marines feet must be flat on the scale
The Marines hands should be by their side
✔✔Height equipment options (3): - ✔✔-standard non-stretching fiberglass tape measure
-wall-mounted or self-standing stadiometer
-right angle level
✔✔Weight equipment options (2): - ✔✔-calibrated digital scale
, -calibrated balance beam scale
✔✔Circumference equipment options: - ✔✔-self tensioning taping device, digital
-self tensioning taping device, non-digital
✔✔Which statements are correct concerning the procedure used to record a Marines
weight? - ✔✔if the weight fraction is 1/2 pound or less, round down to the nearest
pound
if the weight fraction is more than a 1/2 pound, round up
✔✔Which of the following addresses the needs of Marines who do not meet the
established height and weight, or body fat percentage standards? - ✔✔Body
Composition Evaluation
✔✔Which of the following may be a result of continued non-compliance with body
composition standards and/or a suitable military appearance? - ✔✔-Separation from
military service
-Marine is not recommended for promotion
-Marine is not recommended for renlistment
✔✔Which of the following will occur if a Marine has demonstrated an unwillingness to
comply with a Marine Corps body composition standards by the end of the six month
assignment or subsequent extension? - ✔✔The Marine will be processed for separation
from military service
✔✔What is included in a Military Appearance Program assessment? - ✔✔A body
composition evaluation (BCE)
All relevant MAP documents
A commander or OIC Summer Service C uniform inspection
✔✔What happens to Marines who fail the Military Appearance Program? - ✔✔They are
subject to adverse administrative action
✔✔What administrative action may be delayed as a result of a BCMAP assignment? -
✔✔An Officers promotion
✔✔What section of the BCP Evaluation Form should the Force Fitness Instructor or
Command Physical Training Representative complete first? - ✔✔Respondent
Information
✔✔What is the minimum weight for male Marine Sanchez who is 71 inches tall and the
maximum weight for the female marine Spry who is 59 inches tall? - ✔✔Sanchez 136
Spry 124??
UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
✔✔Marine Corps Body Composition Standards Table - ✔✔List the maximum allowable
body fat percentage for male and female Marines according to age
✔✔What document provides USMC guidance for body composition? - ✔✔MCO
6110.3A
✔✔Who is responsible for conducting accurate height and weight measurements? -
✔✔FFI and/or CPTR
✔✔Who is PERMITTED to perform height, weight, and BCE's? - ✔✔FFI, CPTR, or
designated evaluator(s)
✔✔DoD Height/Weight Standards Table - ✔✔Lists minimum and maximum weight,
according to height, for male and female service members
✔✔DoD Body Composition Standards Table - ✔✔Used to get a body fat percentage for
male and female Service members following measurements for height and body
circumference
✔✔Marine Corps Body Composition Standards Table - ✔✔List the maximum allowable
body fat percentage for male and female Marines according to age
✔✔Which articles of clothing are authorized for wear during the weigh ins and body
composition evaluations? - ✔✔T-shirts, shorts, and socks
✔✔Which statements are true when measuring a Marines height? - ✔✔Marines will
stand with their backs and shoulders against the wall and heels flat on the deck
Use a Standard non stretching fiberglass tape measure to measure a Marines height
Marines will stand in a relaxed manner with their arms at their sides
✔✔Which statements are true concerning the correct weight measurement procedures?
- ✔✔Both of the Marines feet must be flat on the scale
The Marines hands should be by their side
✔✔Height equipment options (3): - ✔✔-standard non-stretching fiberglass tape measure
-wall-mounted or self-standing stadiometer
-right angle level
✔✔Weight equipment options (2): - ✔✔-calibrated digital scale
, -calibrated balance beam scale
✔✔Circumference equipment options: - ✔✔-self tensioning taping device, digital
-self tensioning taping device, non-digital
✔✔Which statements are correct concerning the procedure used to record a Marines
weight? - ✔✔if the weight fraction is 1/2 pound or less, round down to the nearest
pound
if the weight fraction is more than a 1/2 pound, round up
✔✔Which of the following addresses the needs of Marines who do not meet the
established height and weight, or body fat percentage standards? - ✔✔Body
Composition Evaluation
✔✔Which of the following may be a result of continued non-compliance with body
composition standards and/or a suitable military appearance? - ✔✔-Separation from
military service
-Marine is not recommended for promotion
-Marine is not recommended for renlistment
✔✔Which of the following will occur if a Marine has demonstrated an unwillingness to
comply with a Marine Corps body composition standards by the end of the six month
assignment or subsequent extension? - ✔✔The Marine will be processed for separation
from military service
✔✔What is included in a Military Appearance Program assessment? - ✔✔A body
composition evaluation (BCE)
All relevant MAP documents
A commander or OIC Summer Service C uniform inspection
✔✔What happens to Marines who fail the Military Appearance Program? - ✔✔They are
subject to adverse administrative action
✔✔What administrative action may be delayed as a result of a BCMAP assignment? -
✔✔An Officers promotion
✔✔What section of the BCP Evaluation Form should the Force Fitness Instructor or
Command Physical Training Representative complete first? - ✔✔Respondent
Information
✔✔What is the minimum weight for male Marine Sanchez who is 71 inches tall and the
maximum weight for the female marine Spry who is 59 inches tall? - ✔✔Sanchez 136
Spry 124??
