Army Body Fat Calculator
US Army one-site tape test body fat estimate, checked against Army Body Composition Program standards.
Formula: 2023 one-site tape test: Men −26.97 − 0.12×weight(lb) + 1.99×waist(in); Women −9.15 − 0.015×weight(lb) + 1.27×waist(in).
The Army's performance goal (regardless of age/gender) is 18% or less. Soldiers scoring 465+ on the fitness test (80+ per event) are exempt from the tape test.
Worth Knowing
This applies the US Army's 2023 one-site tape test, which estimates body fat from a single abdominal circumference and body weight — a deliberate simplification of the older multi-site neck-and-waist method, adopted to speed up screening. Because it relies on a single measurement, it's a screening pass/fail tool rather than a precise body-composition figure, and it can misjudge very muscular soldiers. Consistent tape placement at the navel matters more than anything for repeatable results.
How to Use
- Enter Gender into the first field of the Army Body Fat Calculator.
- Fill in the rest: Age, Weight, Waist (at the belly button).
- Your result appears instantly as you type — there's no submit button or page reload.
- The Army's performance goal (regardless of age/gender) is 18% or less. Soldiers scoring 465+ on the fitness test (80+ per event) are exempt from the tape test.
Formula
2023 one-site tape test: Men −26.97 − 0.12×weight(lb) + 1.99×waist(in); Women −9.15 − 0.015×weight(lb) + 1.27×waist(in).