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Question: What is meant by the term "overweight"?

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>> 1.: What is meant by the term "overweight"?
2.: Who is responsible for meeting the standards prescribed in AR 600-9?
3.: What are the primary objectives of the Army Weight Control Program?
4.: Name some limitations on personnel that are overweight, including Soldiers who become pregnant while on the weight control program?
5.: Can a Soldier who has been flagged for being overweight or an APFT failure receive an award?
6.: When is a determination of percent body fat required to be made on personnel?
7.: What are three reasons why the Army is so concerned about excess body fat?
8.: When does enrollment in a weight control program begin?
9.: Tape measures used for taping should be made of what material?
10.: How often should soldiers in the weight control program weight in?
11.: What is the required weight loss goal for Soldiers on the Army Weight Control Program?
12.: What regulation covers the Army Weight Control Program?
13.: Screening table weights and heights are measured to the nearest what?
14.: What three things must happen when a soldier is determined to be overweight?
15.: How often should soldiers be weighed?
16.: Define Tape Test:
17.: What circumference sites are used for taping male and female soldiers?
18.: How many times is each measurement required to be made?
19.: How many people should be utilized in the taping of soldiers?
20.: If circumstances prevent the weighing of soldiers immediately following the APFT, when can they be weighed?
21.: It is a requirement that all TDY and PCS orders contain what statement in regards to weight control?
22.: In regards to percent body fat, all personnel are encouraged to achieve the more stringent Department of Defense-wide goal of what?
23.: To assist soldiers in meeting the requirements prescribed in AR 600-9, weight-screening tables are used. The screening weight is based on what two considerations?

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