USMA Body Fat letter on portal

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My DS has already had his DODMERB exam for USNA, and been found Qualified. USMA then requested his DODMERB results from the previous exam for them at a later date. USMA then n posted Medically Qualified through DODMERB on his portal. DS subsequently received correspondence / a letter posted on his portal stating "DODMERB has listed your height and weight and your body fat composition is outside of the Army's standards. Please resubmit an exam by January 29, 2017 from a nurse, doctor, or Army recruiter indicating what your current body fat composition is." He is 67 inches 173 lbs.

Does anyone have any experience with something like this?
 
My DD had the same thing happen back in September, she has an LOA and was found medically qualified, and then the body fat test came. She was just over the weight limit, she's very muscular. After a week and a half or so of no carbs and lots of swimming she went to get measured at the recruiting office. Ultimately she passed, which was a relief!

It's nice that they give your DS so much time before the due date, albeit he has to make it through the holidays! My husband and I did the diet in solidarity with her and lost a little weight too lol!

I truly think the tape test is an archaic and inaccurate way to measure body fat, I hope they come up with something better. It's very hard for a straight waisted, skinny necked girl to pass, it has nothing to do with body fat, just body type.

I wish your DS all the best!!
 
Both of my DSs, one a USNA graduate (currently an aviator) and the youngest who is a candidate for the class of 2021 received the same notice. Both are very athletic (football, basketball and track) and spend a lot of time in the weight room were outside of the guidelines. DS # 2 has about 8% body fat DS # 1 was close that same stat, simply went to their doctors office and a measurement was taken and submitted, within a few weeks their status was updated.

CA_ and MichUSNA, I think the whole body mass index thing is archaic, I think they should use a body fat test from the start. Fortunately they allow you to have follow up test to assess the candidates body fat if they fall out of the BMI scale. The first follow up is the tape measure test, if the candidate does not fall in line by that test then there are other test options.

I believe that there are few types of people who fall out of the required body fat lines. There are those who are really fit and have high muscle content, they have nothing to worry about and just need to get their follow up measurements taken, they will fall right in line. Then there are those who are just slightly overweight who need to make some minor adjustments in their life style. There are those who are a combination of the first two that I mentioned, that need to get their weight down a little, but will still fall out of line because of the muscle content. In that case healthy life style changes and the follow up measurement should take care of that. Then of course there are those who are more than slightly overweight and need to quickly get on a healthy fitness and eating regiment.
 
Thank you for the input, everyone. DS plays football and wrestles at 170. He weighed in yesterday after wrestling practice at 172. He is 5'7". He has an appointment with a local Army recruiting station SGT today at 1530 to have the test done there. We will see.
 
Michusna, your DS as a football player and wrestler he should be fine. My son is a 5'9" 175 solid rock football player. I assume that your ds may have similar features. Within a few weeks of getting his measurements he was cleared.
 
Yes yes he went to the local Army Recruiting office yesterday and a sergeant in his body fat test results were 16% he's well under the 24% limit. Thank you
 
Yes yes he went to the local Army Recruiting office yesterday and a sergeant in his body fat test results were 16% he's well under the 24% limit. Thank you
One more task complete toward his Summer/Fall 2017 destination.

Edit: But he's got at least two pounds to lose to wrestle Friday.....I say that jokingly having shopped today for chicken, lettuce, and veggies for my 6' 152lb wrestler. Luckily he does not have to lose any weight and was happy to get a hamburger after a triple dual Saturday.
 
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