It's official -- the Army will now assess body fat using a tape measurement around the waist only. The service announced Monday it has simplified one of the key ways it judges soldier physical fitness ...

The Army will ignore a soldier's weight, a sharp swerve from the decades of history where troops were evaluated based on the dreaded "tape test" that tracked body dimensions. But there's a catch -- ...

Despite the impressive range of this Leica laser, it still delivers measurements with 1/16th of an inch accuracy and up to 330 feet in distance. Its memory function keeps the last ten measurements ...

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A simple tape-measure test is helping pediatricians more accurately determine if a child is at risk for diabetes. In adults, a measure of waist size and analysis of body type - apple vs. pear-shaped - ...

March 12 (UPI) --The U.S. Army will continue to use the antiquated "tape test" to measure soldiers' body composition in spite of a study that shows the test to be flawed. The army has researched ...

The Army is planning to stick to how it currently measures body fat for soldiers after a massive research effort across the force found the so-called tape test accurate enough and alternative body ...

Soldiers who hit the weights a little too hard, or maybe over-indulged during the holidays leading to a bit of weight gain, can find themselves failing the U.S. Army’s height and weight standards.

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