Old Army Height and Weight Calculator (Rescinded)

Reproduces the pre-July-2026 screening weight table and one-site tape test exactly as they appeared in AR 600-9, for anyone researching prior policy or comparing old paperwork. Do not use this for a current assessment.

Last verified: September 2026 • Screening table sourced from AR 600-9, Appendix B

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Height & Weight Screening

Under AR 600-9, Soldiers within the screening table weight for their height, age, and gender needed no further assessment. Only those who exceeded it moved to the tape test below.

Gender

Age Group

Height

Weight

lbs

Height rounds to the nearest whole inch; weight to the nearest whole pound, per AR 600-9 §B-2.

Please enter a valid height and weight.

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One-Site Tape Test

Estimates body fat percentage from neck and waist (plus hip, for female Soldiers) using the AR 600-9 circumference formula.

Neck Circumference

Waist Circumference

Neck rounds up; waist and hip round down to the nearest 0.5 inch, per AR 600-9 §B-3.

Please enter valid measurements for all required fields.

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This calculator reproduces the Army's height and weight screening table and one-site tape test exactly as they existed before July 7, 2026, for anyone researching prior policy, comparing old paperwork, or simply curious what the standard used to look like. It no longer determines whether a Soldier meets a current Army requirement. For that, use the Army WHtR Calculator.

Why These Standards Were Replaced

The height and weight screening table worked by comparing a Soldier's weight against a maximum allowed for their height, age, and gender. Soldiers who exceeded the table then underwent a tape test: a circumference-based estimate of body fat percentage, using a formula applied to a waist measurement (and neck and hip under the older multi-site method).

The Department of Defense and the Army moved away from this system because it required multiple separate steps, produced only an estimated body fat percentage rather than a direct measurement, and applied different numeric limits by age bracket and gender. The stated goal of the replacement was a single, directly-measured standard applied the same way to every Soldier. For the research behind that decision, see WHtR vs. Body Fat % vs. BMI: What the Research Actually Shows.

The Full Screening Weight Table (AR 600-9, Table B-1)

Maximum screening weight in pounds, by height, age group, and gender. A Soldier at or under this weight needed no tape test. Soldiers below the minimum weight for their height were referred for medical evaluation. For heights over 80 inches, add 6 lb/inch (male) or 5 lb/inch (female) to the 80-inch row.

Height	Min. Wt.	M 17–20	M 21–27	M 28–39	M 40+	F 17–20	F 21–27	F 28–39	F 40+
58 in	91	—	—	—	—	119	121	122	124
59 in	94	—	—	—	—	124	125	126	128
60 in	97	132	136	139	141	128	129	131	133
61 in	100	136	140	144	146	132	134	135	137
62 in	104	141	144	148	150	136	138	140	142
63 in	107	145	149	153	155	141	143	144	146
64 in	110	150	154	158	160	145	147	149	151
65 in	114	155	159	163	165	150	152	154	156
66 in	117	160	163	168	170	155	156	158	161
67 in	121	165	169	174	176	159	161	163	166
68 in	125	170	174	179	181	164	166	168	171
69 in	128	175	179	184	186	169	171	173	176
70 in	132	180	185	189	192	174	176	178	181
71 in	136	185	189	194	197	179	181	183	186
72 in	140	190	195	200	203	184	186	188	191
73 in	144	195	200	205	208	189	191	194	197
74 in	148	201	206	211	214	194	197	199	202
75 in	152	206	212	217	220	200	202	204	208
76 in	156	212	217	223	226	205	207	210	213
77 in	160	218	223	229	232	210	213	215	219
78 in	164	223	229	235	238	216	218	221	225
79 in	168	229	235	241	244	221	224	227	230
80 in	173	234	240	247	250	227	230	233	236

Source: Army Regulation 600-9, Appendix B, Table B-1. No male standard is published below 60 inches.

Maximum Body Fat Standards (AR 600-9, Table B-2)

If a Soldier exceeded the screening weight above, this table set the maximum allowable body fat percentage from the tape test, by age group.

Age Group	Male	Female
17–20	20%	30%
21–27	22%	32%
28–39	24%	34%
40 and older	26%	36%

What Replaced Them

Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is now the Army's sole body composition assessment. It is calculated as waist circumference (measured at the navel) divided by height, both in inches. A result below 0.550 meets the standard — recorded to three decimal places, truncated rather than rounded, with no age adjustment and no gender adjustment. There is no separate weight-screening step and no circumference-to-body-fat-percentage formula anymore; the ratio itself is the assessment.

Check your current WHtR result on the Army WHtR Calculator — it takes just your height and waist measurement, with no signup required.

Timeline of Army Body Composition Standards

Before June 2023

Multi-site tape test: body fat estimated from neck and waist (men), or neck, waist, and hip (women).

January 2023 — Air Force pioneers WHtR

The Air Force announced its own waist-to-height ratio program, independent of the Army, three years before the rest of the force followed. Its own enforcement deadline was delayed more than once before fully taking effect.

June 9, 2023 — Army Directive 2023-11

Simplified to a one-site method (waist only, plus neck) for both men and women. The multi-site method was fully retired by June 8, 2024.

December 2025 — DoD-wide WHtR directive

The Air Force had pioneered waist-to-height ratio back in January 2023, well before anyone else. In December 2025, the Department of Defense extended that same approach across every branch, with a baseline threshold below 0.550. The Navy and Marine Corps adopted it in short order — the Marine Corps setting a stricter 0.520 — and the Army followed on July 7, 2026.

July 7, 2026 — Army Directive 2026-13

The Army rescinded the screening table, the tape test, and all prior supplemental methods, replacing them with WHtR as the sole ABCP standard.

Official Army Resources

Army Resilience Directorate — ABCP Page → Army Publishing Directorate (Official Publications) →

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