CW2 Private RallyPoint Member 343248 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>So, I did a search and nothing came up, which was surprising (or people aren&#39;t using tags or something). Today I wore my new IPFU for the first time (seems to run a little smaller in the shorts and bigger in the top compared to the old ones...I went from a M top and S bottom and I&#39;m thinking I&#39;m going to need a S top and M bottom, but I digress).<br /><br />How does...<br /><br />c. Soldiers will be measured for body fat in stocking feet and standard Army physical fitness uniform trunks and Tshirt. Undergarments that may serve to bind the abdomen, hip, or thigh areas are not authorized for wear when a Soldier is being measured for body fat composition. This includes, but is not limited to spandex shorts or girdle-like undergarments.<br /><br />...jive with new IPFU shorts that have spandex built in work?<br /><br />Sure, for now I can kinda tell my Soldiers &quot;hey wear your old PTs on HTWT day&quot; but technically they are perfectly authorized to wear the new PTs. <br /><br />How could the new PTs be issued, but not a rapid revision or ALARACT or something come out to address the spandex issue? Hell, that&#39;s one of the biggest deals in the first days of an NCOES or school (&quot;DON&#39;T FORGET YOU CAN&#39;T WEAR SPANDEX TOMORROW DURING HTWT!!!!!&quot; - we&#39;ve all heard it)...<br /><br />Maybe I missed the ALARACT/MILPER 2014-11-26T12:05:38-05:00 CW2 Private RallyPoint Member 343248

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>So, I did a search and nothing came up, which was surprising (or people aren&#39;t using tags or something). Today I wore my new IPFU for the first time (seems to run a little smaller in the shorts and bigger in the top compared to the old ones...I went from a M top and S bottom and I&#39;m thinking I&#39;m going to need a S top and M bottom, but I digress).<br /><br />How does...<br /><br />c. Soldiers will be measured for body fat in stocking feet and standard Army physical fitness uniform trunks and Tshirt. Undergarments that may serve to bind the abdomen, hip, or thigh areas are not authorized for wear when a Soldier is being measured for body fat composition. This includes, but is not limited to spandex shorts or girdle-like undergarments.<br /><br />...jive with new IPFU shorts that have spandex built in work?<br /><br />Sure, for now I can kinda tell my Soldiers &quot;hey wear your old PTs on HTWT day&quot; but technically they are perfectly authorized to wear the new PTs. <br /><br />How could the new PTs be issued, but not a rapid revision or ALARACT or something come out to address the spandex issue? Hell, that&#39;s one of the biggest deals in the first days of an NCOES or school (&quot;DON&#39;T FORGET YOU CAN&#39;T WEAR SPANDEX TOMORROW DURING HTWT!!!!!&quot; - we&#39;ve all heard it)...<br /><br />Maybe I missed the ALARACT/MILPER

2014-11-26T12:05:38-05:00 2014-11-26T12:05:38-05:00 1LT Nick Kidwell 343372

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I think the intent of that section of AR 600-9 is meant to control for "spanx" and slimming undergarments, not spandex made expressly for moisture wicking and preventing chafing. <br /><br />You could try a little experiment next time you do Height/Weight: have a squad-sized element of volunteers (preferably who will predictably make HT/WT standards) bring both the APFU and IPFU, measure them a couple times wearing the APFU and a couple of times wearing the IPFU, then compare the numbers and see if it makes any real difference.

2014-11-26T13:43:41-05:00 2014-11-26T13:43:41-05:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 405783

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>This is a great question, we pick up our next class of candidates on the 21st of January, and we will be taping them shortly after, and I would be willing to bet that will be an issue. The only resolution I can see that may be temporary is if the Soldier is borderline according to AR 600-9 have them change into the IPFU instead of the APFU and re-tape them. Thank you for bringing that question up, I will bring it up today at our meeting.

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