Troops must have a waist measurement close to or less than half their height or risk being placed in their service's remedial programs.
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Pentagon to start measuring troops' body fat by waist-to-height ratio
The move replaces traditional height-and-weight tables as the primary measure of body fat standards.
A person can measure their height at home by using an object, such as a pencil, to mark a wall and measure the distance. However, it is often easier to measure height with help from another person.
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