Army Body Fat Calculator

Your details

Used to compare your result against the Army maximum for your age group.
years
Retention limits apply to serving soldiers. Accession limits apply to applicants joining the Army and are a few points higher for men.
Round to the nearest pound (or 0.5 kg).
lb
Measure around your waist at the level of your belly button (navel), relaxed, at the end of a normal breath. Take the average of three measurements.
in
Estimates how much fat weight you would need to lose to reach a chosen body fat percentage, holding lean mass constant.
Estimated body fatWithin Army standard
19.1%

Army 2023 one-site estimate

Army maximum for your age22%
Margin to the limit2.9%
Fat mass34.4lb
Lean mass145.6lb
Target body fat22%
Weight to lose to reach target0lb
Your body fat19.1%
Army maximum22%

Your estimated body fat is 19.1%, 2.9 points under the retention maximum of 22%.

  • This is the 2023 one-site method: it uses only your weight and abdominal circumference, not neck or height.
  • At 19.1% body fat you carry about 34.4 lb of fat and 145.6 lb of lean mass.
  • You are already at or below your 22% target.

Next stepYou are within the standard. Keep tracking your abdominal measurement, which drives most of the score.

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