I am five foot two and weigh 148 lbs. My waist is a 29.5 and hips are a 43. All the BMI calculaters and waist to hip ratios say i am healthy, but my recruiter says I am too fat to even take the arms test even though I can pass it. My BMI is a 27.1 according to online and hand done calculations and my waist to hip ratio is .67. My recruiter says my BMI is a 38. Is this possible? what can I do because I really want to join the military and this is the only thing stopping me.
2007-12-25 05:16:11 · 8 answers · asked by GodsGrl4Real 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Knock those hips down a little and keep on trying!!
We need people that are dedicated in our military!!
Try all branches of the service's!!!
2007-12-25 05:28:22 · answer #1 · answered by frank6199@sbcglobal.net 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's possible he calculated it wrong... but unfortunately, 27.1 is considered to be in the overweight range anyway. It's also possible he was referring to another body mass/fat system in use by the services, but mistakenly said "BMI".
No worries, though. Losing weight is the easiest thing you could do to get into the military - at least you're not being held back by poor aptitude test results or lack teamwork skills and life experience to get by.
I recommend you gain a bit more muscle to increase your required calorie intake, then go running. I know it can be a nuisance when you can pass the fitness tests but are held back on a technicality, but there's nothing you can do but drop some kilos.
2007-12-25 14:58:52 · answer #2 · answered by Gotta have more explosions! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he probably calculated your body fat percentage which is where the 38 figure comes from. This is not the same as your BMI. I believe to join the military, your body fat needs to be 34% or less.
2007-12-26 06:28:44 · answer #3 · answered by : ) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BMI is a stupid way to measure overweight-ness IMO, due to the fact muscle is more dense than fat, but that is why they do the arms test etc. I would recommend just getting into a better shape so you fit the requirements.
2007-12-25 15:32:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
forget about all of the bmi calculators. use a navy standard body fat calculator, MEPS uses that to calculate body fat, and ONLY that... so NO calipers, no water tests.. just the navy body fat calculations. . it measures body fat with measurements of neck, waist, hip(if female), and height.
i think CURRENTLY all of the branches are allowing females to swear in at 36%... i know for sure that as of now, the navy and army allows 36%.
if your're over the body fat percent, exercise, exercise, exercise!
here's a calculator- http://www.he.net/~zone/prothd2.html
2007-12-25 14:10:49 · answer #5 · answered by jejune jane- 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You didn't say which service. This is the Army regulation with the instructions for computing BMI -- assuming you're female, and using 13" for neck circumference since you didn't mention it, the table puts you at 36: http://usmilitary.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.usapa.army.mil/pdffiles/r600%5F9.pdf
2007-12-25 13:34:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The recruiter is using the same tools they will use the entire time you are in the Army. So if you're failing his, you'll fail them all.
2007-12-25 13:34:30 · answer #7 · answered by DOOM 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hot sauna will help you trim down!
2007-12-25 13:29:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋