How do you think the new Army Body Composition Program (ABCP) will affect the force? Why?

Well, there have been some changes made to the program aside from the name change from "Army Weight Control Program" to the "Army Body Composition Program". Here is a helpful link to provide those changes: http://archive.armytimes.com/article/20130708/CAREERS/307080022/New-rules-cut-loopholes-body-fat (hence, copy and paste, or see below). Nonetheless, according to Army Times, "The change: No loopholes anymore. Policies and All Army Activities are brought under one umbrella with specific requirements on soldiers and commands.

A commander now has three working days to “flag” a soldier who fails to meet standards and two working days from that to notify and enroll the soldier in the Army Body Composition Program. A soldier who is flagged is not promotable; will not be assigned to command, command sergeant major or first sergeant positions; and is not authorized to attend military schools or institutional training courses."

There is no change to what some say is the most contributing factor: the instruments used to conduct weigh and tape.

Yeah that's from 2013. The reg is better now spells out what has to be done by the cdr and Soldier and makes both sides accountable. They will not go away from the tape test because it's too convenient. I am a life long borderline guy it's a reality some people have to deal with if your not willing to stay within the regs your asking for a ticket out. Short chunky soldiers are drawing the short straw but that's life your gotta deal with it. The 2013 changes give the soldiers the benefit with how the measurements are taken but I think better care needs to be taken to make sure someone that is trained ie. MFT do the tape that's the preferred Administrator for the reg as well as doing the tape on a different day than the day of the PT TEST that also helps with better scores. I know the "fatty" haters are going to jump all over this and say the same old bs about having a 100 pt Soldier and all that but that's my opinion. Commanders need to look at the reg better and assign someone to do the tape as it's usually a random person doing the Pt test and not someone trained. And the soldiers need to be accountable make the life changes and stay under.