BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM MILITARY
APPEARANCE PROGRAM EXAMINATION
SCRIPT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE GRADED A+
⩥ What must the ABCP file contain at a minimum?
Answer: 1. DA Form 268
2. DA Form 5500 or DA Form 5501 from enrollment and each monthly
assessment
3. Notification counseling
4. Soldier Action Plan
5. Nutrition counseling results memorandum
6. Medical evaluation request memorandum
7. Medical evaluation results
8. Release from ABCP counseling memorandum from the unit
commander
9. Copy of DA Form 3349 (Physical Profile)
⩥ When must commanders conduct a monthly ABCP assessment to
measure Soldier progress?
Answer: Approximately every 30 days
, ⩥ What is considered to be safely attainable goals that enable Soldiers to
lose excess body fat and meet the body fat standards?
Answer: A monthly loss of either 3 to 8 pounds or 1 percent body fat
⩥ What happens when a temporary medical condition that directly
causes weight gain or prevents weight or body fat loss?
Answer: Soldiers will have up to 6 months from the initial medical
evaluation day to undergo treatment to resolve the medical condition but
a medical specialty physician may extend the time period up to 12
months
⩥ If a soldier has a medical condition, what will happen IAW AR 600-9?
Answer: the Soldier will participate in the ABCP, to include initiation of
a DA Form 268, nutrition counseling, and monthly body fat assessment,
but will not be penalized for failing to show progress
⩥ What happens once the medical condition is resolved, or 6 months
(not to exceed 12 months), whichever occurs first, from the date of the
medical evaluation and if the Soldier still exceeds the body fat
standards?
Answer: he or she will continue participating in the ABCP but will be
required to show satisfactory progress
APPEARANCE PROGRAM EXAMINATION
SCRIPT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE GRADED A+
⩥ What must the ABCP file contain at a minimum?
Answer: 1. DA Form 268
2. DA Form 5500 or DA Form 5501 from enrollment and each monthly
assessment
3. Notification counseling
4. Soldier Action Plan
5. Nutrition counseling results memorandum
6. Medical evaluation request memorandum
7. Medical evaluation results
8. Release from ABCP counseling memorandum from the unit
commander
9. Copy of DA Form 3349 (Physical Profile)
⩥ When must commanders conduct a monthly ABCP assessment to
measure Soldier progress?
Answer: Approximately every 30 days
, ⩥ What is considered to be safely attainable goals that enable Soldiers to
lose excess body fat and meet the body fat standards?
Answer: A monthly loss of either 3 to 8 pounds or 1 percent body fat
⩥ What happens when a temporary medical condition that directly
causes weight gain or prevents weight or body fat loss?
Answer: Soldiers will have up to 6 months from the initial medical
evaluation day to undergo treatment to resolve the medical condition but
a medical specialty physician may extend the time period up to 12
months
⩥ If a soldier has a medical condition, what will happen IAW AR 600-9?
Answer: the Soldier will participate in the ABCP, to include initiation of
a DA Form 268, nutrition counseling, and monthly body fat assessment,
but will not be penalized for failing to show progress
⩥ What happens once the medical condition is resolved, or 6 months
(not to exceed 12 months), whichever occurs first, from the date of the
medical evaluation and if the Soldier still exceeds the body fat
standards?
Answer: he or she will continue participating in the ABCP but will be
required to show satisfactory progress
