{"id":74726,"date":"2021-10-19T15:30:38","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T15:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/10\/19\/tape-test-gets-tested-army-kicks-off-new-body-fat-study\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:41:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:41:47","slug":"tape-test-gets-tested-army-kicks-off-new-body-fat-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/10\/19\/tape-test-gets-tested-army-kicks-off-new-body-fat-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Tape test gets tested: Army kicks off new body fat study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army launched a study Monday at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to evaluate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/opinion\/2016\/01\/03\/army-major-writes-ultimate-take-down-of-senseless-tape-test\/\" target=\"_blank\">alternatives<\/a> to the infamous \u201ctape test,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/10\/06\/acft-wont-be-a-graduation-requirement-in-initial-military-training-for-the-next-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">Center for Initial Military Training<\/a> said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/407457\/us-army-evaluate-relationship-between-body-composition-and-physical-fitness\" target=\"_blank\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the past 30 years, the Army has used \u201cbody fat standards,\u201d also known as the \u201ctape test,\u201d as a metric for determining a soldier\u2019s physical fitness and readiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The current tape test uses tape measurements of a soldier\u2019s key areas of circumference, plugged into a mathematical formula, to determine body fat percentage. This method has come under fire from critics who argue that it can overestimate the body fat of fit soldiers while underestimating the body fat of soldiers who are out of shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new CIMT study could introduce more technologically advanced methods of determining a soldiers\u2019 body mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt has been more than 30 years since the Army first started using body fat standards in place of height and weight tables,\u201d the release reads. \u201cA re-examination of the force is needed as the Army\u2019s physical readiness programs evolve to reduce injuries and empower Soldiers to perform basic Soldier tasks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Oct. 18 through Oct. 29, researchers are assessing potential changes to measuring body mass by comparing results of the older tape test against newer methods to determine the body composition of soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2021\/10\/11\/seven-questions-for-the-sergeant-major-of-the-army\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5020952.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Seven questions for the sergeant major of the Army<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Army Times sat down with the sergeant major of the Army to see what he has planned for the next fiscal year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These results will then be compared to the soldiers\u2019 scores on both the Army Combat Fitness Test and the Army Physical Fitness Test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study will use four measurement techniques, including the traditional AR 600-9 tape test. Newer methods include a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry test to measure bone density, along with three-dimensional total body scanning, and a bio-electrical impedance analysis, both of which measure body fat to lean mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers will then compare the body mass calculations of the traditional tape test to the three newer methods, along with the performance of soldiers on the ACFT and APFT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston told Army Times in September that the point of the study will be information gathering, and nothing, including keeping the tape test intact, is being ruled out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s any appetite to say: \u2018Hey, we want the Army to carry more body fat.\u2019 But what are those height and weight tables? Do we have the metrics right? Is the tape test still a valid test?\u201d Grinston said. \u201cTheir initial brief to me several months ago said that the tape test is actually pretty good. It\u2019s actually more lenient than a BodPod, but that\u2019s all going to come out with the study.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army Times<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2021\/07\/20\/no-more-tape-test-army-study-to-reevaluate-body-fat-program\/\" target=\"_blank\"> reported<\/a> in July that the study would include more than 2,000 active-duty soldiers, with at least one-third being women. Also, the sample will be \u201crepresentative of diverse backgrounds, including age, gender, race\/ethnicity, MOS and duties.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If needed, the release stated, additional sites around the Army will be selected to ensure that the study results are \u201cinclusive of a diverse population.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The findings of the study are expected to be reported to Army senior leadership in March 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Army study will look at alternative methods to determine soldiers&#8217; body mass, health and fitness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":74059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":68,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[100,23,92,12,25,68],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3277],"class_list":["post-74726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-home","category-left-column","category-news","category-newsletters","category-pentagon-congress"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"YAWOPUYJHRB4XO5SJHVB27Z5KA","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/2021\/10\/19\/tape-test-gets-tested-army-kicks-off-new-body-fat-study\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tape test gets tested: Army kicks off new body fat study - Army Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Army study will look at alternative methods to determine soldiers&#039; body mass, health and fitness.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tape test gets tested: Army kicks off new body fat study\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Army study will look at alternative methods to determine soldiers&#039; body mass, health and fitness.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/10\/19\/tape-test-gets-tested-army-kicks-off-new-body-fat-study\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Army Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-10-19T15:30:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T14:41:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"James R. 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