The new body composition assessment is mandatory but separate from the annual fitness test. ... He has 10 years experience as an Air Force photojournalist covering operations in Timor-Leste, ...

The BMI criteria changes — announced in January and implemented on April 1, 2023 — would allow up to 100 more recruits to join the Air Force each month. The Body Composition Assessment (also ...

An airman of the 185th Air Refueling Wing measures his waist at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. 11, 2024. Airmen must meet new body composition standards measured by a waist ...

The body composition test is the only part of the Air Force BMT that requires all personnel to run 1.5 miles and do push-ups and crunches. This is the same test as the Navy and Coast Guard .

The waist-to-height ratio is the heart of the new Body Composition Program, the replacement for the abdominal circumference measurement, also known as the tape test, which was removed from the Air ...

The Air Force will allow recruits to have a greater percentage of body fat in an effort to reach more Americans as the service expects to fall short of its recruiting goals this year.. Male ...

As part of a recruiting effort to draw more applicants, the U.S. Air Force is easing its body fat composition requirements. According to the new standards, male troops will now be able to have 26 ...

The Air Force is allowing recruits to join with significantly more body fat. But within a year, they will still have to pass the new body composition test that is based on a person’s height-to ...