Males

In accordance with army regulations, 600-9 males should have defined body fat levels. Nonetheless, strict DOD targets, 18% of body fat for males, are encouraged.

Females

For females, the body fat requirements are defined under army regulations 600-9. Nevertheless, strict DOD guidelines, the 26% body fat ratio for females, are encouraged.

1.    The input entering stage

The body fat percentage depends on the details that each user enters. To get accurate results, make sure that you have entered the inputs without any mistakes. If the input parameters are not correct, the outputs would not be correct as well. It is good to double-check the details before you click the “calculate” button. To start with, select your gender as army selection standards are different for men and women. After that, provide details for age, height, neck circumference and waist circumference. You can move on to the output generation after this.

2.    Produced output and related example

When the “calculate button” is clicked, the required body fat for army selection would be calculated according to the entered details. We can go through an example and get an in-depth understanding of this tool.

Consider that you are a male with age 25, height 6ft, neck circumference 3ft and waist circumference 5ft. Enter these parameters and then click the “calculate” button. These input values would be incorporated and the required army body fat count would be produced. In this case, it would be 25.4%.