AR 600-9 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

AR 600-9 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS

WhatA2doesA2ARA2600-9A2cover?A2-A2Ans--ArmyA2BodyA2CompositionA2ProgramA2(ABCP)

WhatA2didA2theA2armyA2bodyA2compositionA2programA2usedA2toA2beA2called?A2-A2Ans--
ArmyA2WeightA2ControlA2ProgramA2(AWCP)

WhatA2areA2theA2objectivesA2ofA2theA2ABCP?A2-A2Ans--
ToA2ensureA2soldiersA2maintainA2OperationalA2Readiness,A2PhysicalA2Fitness,A2Health,A2
ProfessionalA2militaryA2appearanceA2andA2EstablishedA2BodyA2FatA2Standards.

HowA2oftenA2willA2everyA2soldierA2beA2screenedA2IAWA2ARA2600A2-A29?A2-A2Ans--
EveryA2sixA2months,A2atA2aA2minimum,A2toA2ensureA2complianceA2withA2ARA2600-9

WhatA2isA2theA2onlyA2authorizedA2methodA2ofA2estimatingA2bodyA2fat?A2-A2Ans--
TheA2circumferenceA2-A2basedA2tapeA2methodA2outlinedA2inA2AppendixA2BA2ofA2ARA2600-9

WhenA2canA2theA2CommanderA2directA2thatA2aA2bodyA2fatA2assessmentA2beA2performedA2
onA2aA2SoldierA2evenA2ifA2theyA2meetA2theA2weightA2forA2heightA2screeningA2table?A2-
A2Ans--
AnytimeA2theyA2determineA2thatA2theA2soldierA2doesA2notA2presentA2aA2professionalA2milita
ryA2appearance

WhatA2mustA2theA2CommanderA2doA2whenA2aA2soldierA2exceedsA2theA2bodyA2fatA2standar
ds?A2-A2Ans--SoldierA2willA2beA2flaggedA2inA2accordanceA2withA2ARA2600-8-
2A2andA2enrolledA2inA2theA2ABCP

WhatA2mustA2aA2soldierA2doA2inA2orderA2toA2beA2releasedA2fromA2theA2ABCPA2program?A2-
A2Ans--TheyA2mustA2meetA2theA2bodyA2fatA2standardsA2inA2ARA2600-9


HowA2longA2doA2NEWA2recruitsA2haveA2toA2meetA2theA2bodyA2fatA2standards?A2-A2Ans--
180A2daysA2fromA2entryA2toA2activeA2service

WhichA2SoldiersA2areA2exemptA2fromA2theA2requirementsA2ofA2ARA2600-9?A2-A2Ans--
1.A2SoldiersA2withA2majorA2limbA2lossA2
2.A2SoldiersA2onA2establishedA2continuedA2onA2activeA2dutyA2andA2/
A2orA2continuedA2onA2activeA2reserveA2status
3.A2PregnantA2andA2postpartumA2soldiersA2
4.A2SoldiersA2whoA2haveA2undergoneA2prolongedA2hospitalizationA2forA230A2continuousA2d
aysA2orA2greaterA2
5.A2NewA2recruits

, AreA2theA2APFTA2andA2weigh-inA2requiredA2toA2beA2conductedA2onA2theA2sameA2day?A2-
A2Ans--No.A2AllowA2aA2minimumA2ofA27A2daysA2betweenA2APFTA2andA2weigh-A2in


WhyA2shouldA2theA2APFTA2andA2weigh-
inA2beA2conductedA2aA2minimumA2ofA27A2daysA2apart?A2-A2Ans--
ToA2ensureA2thatA2soldiersA2don'tA2attemptA2toA2loseA2weightA2tooA2quickly,A2jeopardizingA
2theirA2performanceA2onA2theA2APFT


WhoA2mustA2beA2enrolledA2inA2theA2ABCP?A2-A2Ans--
SoldiersA2whoA2exceedA2bodyA2fatA2standardsA2ofA2ARA2600-9A2AppendixA2B

WhenA2doesA2enrollmentA2inA2ABCPA2start?A2-A2Ans--
OnA2theA2dayA2thatA2theA2soldierA2isA2notifiedA2byA2theA2unitA2commanderA2thatA2theyA2hav
eA2beenA2enteredA2intoA2theA2program

WhatA2areA2theA2actionsA2thatA2areA2requiredA2whenA2aA2soldierA2isA2determinedA2toA2beA2
exceedingA2theA2bodyA2fatA2standard?A2-A2Ans--1.A2NotificationA2counselingA2(enrollment)
A22.A2SoldierA2actionA2planA2
A23.A2NutritionA2counseling


HowA2longA2doesA2aA2commanderA2haveA2toA2flagA2theA2soldierA2usingA2DAA2FormA2268(R
eportA2toA2suspendA2favorableA2personnelA2actionsA2(FLAG))A2forA2failingA2toA2meetA2bod
yA2fatA2standards?A2-A2Ans--CommanderA2hasA23A2workingA2daysA2toA2FlagA2theA2soldier

HowA2longA2doesA2theA2CommanderA2haveA2fromA2initiationA2ofA2DAA2FormA2268A2toA2cou
nselA2andA2/A2orA2notifyA2andA2enrollA2theA2soldierA2inA2theA2ABCP?A2-A2Ans--
CommanderA2hasA22A2workingA2daysA2fromA2initiationA2ofA2DAA2FormA2268

WhatA2isA2theA2effectiveA2dateA2ofA2theA2DAA2FormA2268A2flaggingA2actionA2whenA2aA2soldi
erA2failsA2toA2meetA2bodyA2fatA2standards?A2-A2Ans--
TheA2dateA2thatA2theA2soldierA2isA2foundA2toA2beA2nonA2compliant

WhatA2willA2theA2soldierA2beA2advisedA2ofA2duringA2theA2notificationA2counseling?A2-
A2Ans--A)A2soldierA2hasA2beenA2FLAGGEDA2(suspendedA2favorableA2personnelA2action)
B)A2soldierA2isA2enrolledA2inA2ABCP
C)A2soldierA2mustA2acknowledgeA2enrollmentA2inA2theA2ABCPA2byA2memorandumA2toA2the
A2commanderA2withinA22A2workingA2daysA2ofA2notificationA2ofA2enrollment


WhatA2areA2someA2ofA2theA2RamificationsA2ofA2theA2soldierA2beingA2flag?A2-A2Ans--
A)A2soldierA2isA2non-promotable
B)A2soldierA2willA2notA2beA2assignedA2toA2command,A2commandA2sergeantA2major,A2orA2fir
stA2sergeantA2positions
C)A2soldierA2isA2notA2authorizedA2toA2attendA2militaryA2schoolsA2andA2institutionalA2training
A2coursesA2IAWA2ARA2350-1