BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM MILITARY
APPEARANCE PROGRAM PRACTICE TEST
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Primary objectives of the ABCP. Answer: To ensure all Soldiers
achieve and maintain optimal well-being and performance under all
conditions.
⩥ Secondary objectives of the ABCP. Answer: (1) Assist in establishing
and maintaining operational readiness, physical fitness, health, and a
professional military appearance in accordance with Army Regulation
(AR) 670-1. (2) Establish body fat standards. (3) Provide procedures by
which personnel are counseled to assist in meeting the standards
prescribed in this regulation.
⩥ Body composition. Answer: It consists of two major elements of the
human body: (a) Lean body-mass (which includes muscle, bone, and
essential organ tissue) and (b) Body fat—body fat is expressed as a
percentage of total body weight that is fat.
⩥ Body fat percentage example. Answer: An individual who weighs 200
pounds and has 18 percent body fat has 36 pounds of fat.
, ⩥ Body fat standards. Answer: Body fat standards differ among men and
women by age groups.
⩥ Body composition and mission requirements. Answer: Body
composition is one indicator of physical readiness that is associated with
an individual's fitness, endurance, and overall health.
⩥ Desirable body fat percentages. Answer: Individuals with desirable
body fat percentages generally exhibit increased muscular strength and
endurance, are less likely to sustain injury from weight bearing activity,
and are more likely to perform at an optimal level.
⩥ Duties of a designated master fitness trainer. Answer: (1) Trains
command designated unit fitness training NCOs or other designated
NCOs in proper height, weight, and body circumference methodology to
assess body fat composition and train command designated unit fitness
training NCOs in proper exercise and fitness techniques. (2) Provides
memorandum of record regarding unit fitness training NCO or other
designated NCO completion of proper height, weight, and body
circumference methodology training.
⩥ ABCP standards. Answer: (a) Soldiers are required to meet the
prescribed body fat standard—they will be screened every 6 months, at a
minimum, to ensure compliance with this regulation.
APPEARANCE PROGRAM PRACTICE TEST
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Primary objectives of the ABCP. Answer: To ensure all Soldiers
achieve and maintain optimal well-being and performance under all
conditions.
⩥ Secondary objectives of the ABCP. Answer: (1) Assist in establishing
and maintaining operational readiness, physical fitness, health, and a
professional military appearance in accordance with Army Regulation
(AR) 670-1. (2) Establish body fat standards. (3) Provide procedures by
which personnel are counseled to assist in meeting the standards
prescribed in this regulation.
⩥ Body composition. Answer: It consists of two major elements of the
human body: (a) Lean body-mass (which includes muscle, bone, and
essential organ tissue) and (b) Body fat—body fat is expressed as a
percentage of total body weight that is fat.
⩥ Body fat percentage example. Answer: An individual who weighs 200
pounds and has 18 percent body fat has 36 pounds of fat.
, ⩥ Body fat standards. Answer: Body fat standards differ among men and
women by age groups.
⩥ Body composition and mission requirements. Answer: Body
composition is one indicator of physical readiness that is associated with
an individual's fitness, endurance, and overall health.
⩥ Desirable body fat percentages. Answer: Individuals with desirable
body fat percentages generally exhibit increased muscular strength and
endurance, are less likely to sustain injury from weight bearing activity,
and are more likely to perform at an optimal level.
⩥ Duties of a designated master fitness trainer. Answer: (1) Trains
command designated unit fitness training NCOs or other designated
NCOs in proper height, weight, and body circumference methodology to
assess body fat composition and train command designated unit fitness
training NCOs in proper exercise and fitness techniques. (2) Provides
memorandum of record regarding unit fitness training NCO or other
designated NCO completion of proper height, weight, and body
circumference methodology training.
⩥ ABCP standards. Answer: (a) Soldiers are required to meet the
prescribed body fat standard—they will be screened every 6 months, at a
minimum, to ensure compliance with this regulation.
