{"id":64797,"date":"2024-04-09T21:38:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T21:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/04\/09\/air-force-extends-enforcement-deadline-for-new-body-composition-test\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:20:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:20:02","slug":"air-force-extends-enforcement-deadline-for-new-body-composition-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2024\/04\/09\/air-force-extends-enforcement-deadline-for-new-body-composition-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force extends enforcement deadline for new body composition test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Airmen and guardians who exceed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/01\/10\/air-force-to-start-tracking-height-to-waist-ratios-in-april\/\" target=\"_blank\">Air Force\u2019s new waist-to-height ratio <\/a>cutoff on annual physical fitness tests now have until at least the fall to comply before they can be punished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force <a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/3262830\/department-of-the-air-force-outlines-new-body-composition-program-for-airmen-gu\/\" target=\"_blank\">announced <\/a>it would move away from its unpopular \u201ctape test,\u201d which graded troops on their waist circumference, in early 2023. It instead opted to compare that metric to service members\u2019 height, arguing that it incentivizes healthy physical proportions rather than thinness alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/01\/10\/air-force-to-start-tracking-height-to-waist-ratios-in-april\/\" 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\/1000w_q75-6-3.jpg-3.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\">Air Force to start tracking height-to-waist ratios in April<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Airmen and guardians who fall short have a year to get fitter without punishment.<\/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\">Though the department said it would implement the new test in April 2023, troops had until April 1, 2024, to meet the new standard. Air Force spokesperson Master Sgt. Deana Heitzman confirmed April 5 that the deadline was extended by at least six months because of a delay in writing the new instruction \u2014 pushing enforcement into October at the earliest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AirForce\/comments\/1bvh1nv\/tornados_and_monsters_are_back_on_the_menu_boys\/\" target=\"_blank\">April 4 Reddit post<\/a> revealed the delay, saying the instruction is expected to publish within 90 days of April 1 \u2014 June 30 with weekends and holidays, or Aug. 8 when excluding them. Heitzman declined to provide a specific release date for the new regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once published, the Department of the Air Force would start enforcing the new rule after 180 days. That could push its full adoption into the fall, or further into 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Excess abdominal fat is associated with heightened risk for heart disease, stroke, diabetes and other illnesses or injuries that could impact readiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force stopped including annual body circumference measurements in airmen\u2019s PT test scores in 2020 amid worries that it was leading some troops to starve themselves. The new assessment still includes a measuring tape, but it is wrapped between the lowest rib and top of the hip bone \u2014 calculating the size of the smallest portion of the abdomen rather than the waist \u2014 then dividing that number by height in inches.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/10\/13\/nearly-70-of-active-service-members-are-overweight-report-finds\/\" 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=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7040173.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\">Nearly 70% of active service members are overweight, report finds<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Obesity is often cited as one of the significant challenges to military recruiting.<\/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\">Those with a waist-to-height ratio of 0.55 or more are considered high risk and can be referred to a yearlong exercise program and medical evaluation. Those who fail to meet the standard once enforcement begins could face administrative action, including separation for repeated failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/04\/03\/fatter-recruits-now-welcome-as-air-force-revises-its-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Air Force loosened its rules on body fat for new recruits<\/a> as it struggled to bring in new airmen, a challenge made more difficult by a nationwide obesity crisis. 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