A Marine with Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fireman carries a partner to the finish line before picking up ammo cans during the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test aboard Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa, Nov. 6, 2010. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Tammy Hineline) The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
By: FEDweek StaffMarines will no longer be subjected to tape tests to determine if they meet fitness standards. Following up on a directive issued in August, the service began the new year with a switch to electronic tools for measuring body composition: dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), or bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA).
The tape measure still will be used for initial fitness screening, but it will no longer serve as the impetus for assigning any Marine to the body-composition program (BCP) — or separating them for failure to complete the program.
When the Marine Corps announced the change last summer, it pointed out that Marines who can prove their prowess at physical performance could exempt from body-composition standards. To do so, Marines will have to score at least 285 on the physical fitness test (PFT) and combat fitness test (CFT). These standards remain unchanged.
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