Minimum and maximum allowable weights. The measurement is made at the end of a normal expiration.
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Air Force Dress Appearance And Uniform Standards
Air force body measurements. The table below represents the minimum and maximum allowable weights regardless of age or sex. For females the formula is body fat 163205 x log10 waist hip neck 97684 x log10 height 78387. Adults are overweight or obese. According to the 2011 health related behaviors survey of active duty personnel 51 percent of service members are overweight. Read about the air forces height and weight requirements in the following charts. Before reading the tape measure ensure that the tape is snug but does not compress the skin and is parallel to the floor.
Consequentially on the weight side you can be a maximum of 250 lbs and a minimum of 91 lbs. The department of defense formula to compute body fat percentage is somewhat complicated. With all this said the air force requirements are contingent upon a weight range for your height. If you exceed air force rotc standards for body fat percentage our scholarship offer may be withdrawn. The standard is a maximum body fat of 20 for males under 30 24 for males over 30 28 for females under 30. Another 12 percent of service members are classified as obese.
Nationally some 69 percent of us. For males the formula is body fat 86010 x log10 abdomen neck 70041 x log10 height 3676. As you can see the absolute tallest you can be in the air force is 80 inches or 6 8 and the shortest you can be is 4 10. Place a measuring tape in a horizontal plane around the abdomen at the level of the iliac crest.
Gallery of Air Force Body Measurements
