Posted on Jan 3, 2019
Can I be flagged for failing a height/weight for diagnostic PT test?
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As Height/Weight and APFT are two separate programs, yes you can be flagged for failing a ht/wt even though you passed an apft. Just like you could fail an apft but pass ht/wt and you will be flagged for apft failure.
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You are right, but I think its also important to note that a Height & Weight check is a part of the APFT.
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SFC Ralph E Kelley
CW3 (Join to see) - My height and weight all though my 20 years in the Army was 6' and 230 lbs. I never passed ht/wth and always was taped which was iffy sometimes.
In Panama I did an immersion test that showed me at 17% body fat. Tape test was showing me at 23% but BF% for my age then was 22%.
Two years later I was older and my new BF% changed to 24%. Still 6' tall and still 230 lbs.
I had a good 1SG and CO that took care of me. I strove to do the same for them.
In Panama I did an immersion test that showed me at 17% body fat. Tape test was showing me at 23% but BF% for my age then was 22%.
Two years later I was older and my new BF% changed to 24%. Still 6' tall and still 230 lbs.
I had a good 1SG and CO that took care of me. I strove to do the same for them.
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I agree our height and weight standards are completely out of whack. Just stating the fact height & weight standards--although separate from the fitness test so can be done separately--is still part of the standard overall APFT.
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Technically, failing the height/weight is immaterial. The height/weight table is used to screen for people who need to have a more definitive assessment done, and that is the tape test. Only after failing the tape test (which measures body fat content) can somebody be flagged.
AR 600-9 doesn't explicitly forbid a Commander from combining a diagnostic APFT and a body fat screening. It actually suggests (but does not dictate) that they uncouple the two. So, yes they can flag you after a diagnostic APFT.
AR 600-9 doesn't explicitly forbid a Commander from combining a diagnostic APFT and a body fat screening. It actually suggests (but does not dictate) that they uncouple the two. So, yes they can flag you after a diagnostic APFT.
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