Troops must have a waist measurement close to or less than half their height or risk being placed in their service's remedial ...

The U.S. military is replacing long-standing height-and-weight charts.

The Pentagon on Monday issued a memo directing the U.S. military to evaluate the body fat of troops using a waist-to-height ...

In this op-ed, the author argues the Army’s outdated body composition policies are quietly eroding the readiness, health and performance of the force. (Pfc. Lilliana Fraser/Army) The Army’s outdated ...

In the complex process of military recruitment, where candidates are evaluated on everything from cognitive aptitude to physical endurance, few criteria are as straightforward. Yet, as consequential ...

The Pentagon is shifting from height and weight tables and replacing them with a waist-to-height ratio methodology.