Army Weight Control
Program
AR 40-501
AR 600-8-2
AR 600-9
Army Physical Fitness
Program
AR 350-1
AR 600-8-2
FM 21-20
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Terminal Learning Objective
Action: Identify the Army Weight Control
Program and Army Physical Fitness
Program policies and procedures.
Condition: Given student discussion in a
game show format.
Standard: As a class identify all correct
procedures IAW AR 40-501, AR 350-1,
AR 600-8-2, AR 600-9, and FM 21-20.
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Army Weight Control
Program
AR 40-501
AR 600-8-2
AR 600-9
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References
AR 40-501, Standards of Medical
Fitness, 12 Apr 04
 AR 600-8-2, Suspension of Favorable
Personnel Actions (Flags), 30 Oct 87
 AR 600-9, The Army Weight Control
Program, 27 Nov 06
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1. What are two of the primary objectives
of the Army Weight Control Program?
A. Insure all personnel are able to
meet physical demands of
duties under combat conditions
B. Look professional
C. Instill personal discipline in
soldiers
D. Trim military appearance
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AR 600-9, Para 4a(1-2)
2. Which answer is NOT a
responsibility of the Commander/
Supervisor?
A. Implement the Army Weight
Control Program
B. Evaluation of the weight &
military appearance of all
soldiers under their jurisdiction
C. Maintain data
D. Monitor soldier’s diets
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AR 600-9 Para 17
3. What item is NOT policy guidance?
A. Regular weigh-ins
B. Maximum program
participation - 18 months
C. Exceed screening table - tape
D. Identify and counsel
overweight soldiers
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AR 600-9, Para 20a
4.
Procedurally, when do you tape a soldier
to determine body fat composition
(two answers)?
A. When weight exceeds screening
table weight
B. When appearance suggests
excessive body fat
C. As a spot check on randomly
selected soldiers
D. When you do not like someone
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AR 600-9, Para 21a
*********BONUS*********
When selecting personnel to
administer the tape, what must
be considered if there are both
males and females?
A member of the same gender is
required to perform the tape test
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AR 600-9, Para 21b
5. Which is NOT a procedure when a
soldier is identified as exceeding
body fat standards?
A. Weight reduction counseling
B. Entered into a weight control
program
C. Flag
D. Determine the end date of
participation in the program
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AR 600-9, Para 21b
6. Who does the nutritional weight
reduction counseling?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Commander
ISG
Health care professional
First line supervisor
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AR 600-9, Para 21b
7. What date is used to determine the
date of entry into the weight control
program?
A. Date of weigh-in
B. Date of taping
C. Date Commander notifies the
soldier of enrollment
D. Date of weight reduction
counseling
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AR 600-9, Para 21b
8. What is the monthly weight loss goal?
A.
B.
C.
D.
3 to 8
1 to 3
As long as there is improvement
5 to 8
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AR 600-9, Para 21 e(1)
9. How many months of unsatisfactory
progress must pass before a soldier is
subject to separation and medical
evaluation/ re-evaluation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Two consecutive months
Three consecutive months
Four consecutive months
Any three months
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AR 600-9, Para 1.21 e(2)
10. When is a soldier released from the
weight control program?
A. When body fat standards are met
B. When either body fat standards or
screening table weight is met
C. When screening table weight is
met
D. When soldier reaches 18 months
in program
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AR 600-9, Para 1-21f
11. How long must this weight control
program data be maintained in the
soldier’s file after the soldier is removed
from the weight control program?
A.
B.
C.
D.
36 months
24 months
18 months
12 months
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AR 600-9 Para 21n
12. What happens after six months of
unsatisfactory progress in the weight
control program for whom no medical
reason exists to cause the overweight
condition?
A. CDR will initiate a mandatory bar
to reenlistment or administrative
separation proceedings
B. A medical evaluation is required
C. Soldier may continue in the
program as long as they wish
D. CDR takes them off program
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AR 600-9 Para 21g(2)
13. What happens to a soldier following
removal from a weight control program within
12 months if it is determined that the individual
exceeds the screening table weight & body fat
standard and no underlying or associated
disease process is found as the cause of the
condition?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Soldier given 120 days to comply
Initiate separation proceedings
There is no regulatory guidance
Soldier back on program
indefinitely
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AR 600-9 Para 21 k (1)(a)
14. What happens to a soldier following removal
from a weight control program after 12 months
but within 36 months if it is determined that the
individual exceeds the screening table weight
& body fat standard and no underlying or
associated disease process is found as the
cause of the condition?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Soldier given 90 days to meet standards
Immediately separated
Soldier entered into program indefinitely
Soldier put in charge of the program
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AR 600-9 Para 1.21 k(1)(b)
*********BONUS*********
What happens if the soldier meets
standards at the end of 90 days?
A. Removal from the program with the
old removal date showing on records
B. Separation
C. Removal from the program with the
new removal date showing on records
D. Permanent enrollment into the weight
control program
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AR 600-9, Para 21k
15. What happens when a soldier who
previously met AR 600-9 standards
becomes pregnant?
A. Held to standards of AR 600-9
B. Put on program upon pregnancy
C. Put on program upon termination of
pregnancy
D. Exempt from the standards for
duration of pregnancy plus the
period of 180 days after termination
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AR 600-9, Para 1.21 k. (1(c) & AR 40-501 Para 7-10e
16. How many circumference sites and
landmarks are “taped” on a male soldier?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
1
2
3
4
5
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AR 600-9 App B-4
17. How many circumference sites and
landmarks are “taped” on a female
soldier?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
1
2
3
4
5
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AR 600-9 App B-5
End of
Army Weight Control
Program Questions
AR 40-501
AR 600-9
AR 600-8-2
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Army Physical Fitness
Program
AR 350-1
AR 600-8-2
FM 21-20
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References
AR 350-1, Army Training and Education,
9 Apr 03
 AR 600-8-2, Suspension of Favorable
Personnel Actions (Flags), 30 Oct 87
 FM 21-20, Physical Fitness Training,
30 Sep 92 w/Change 1, 1 Oct 98
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18. Who will take part in physical
fitness training?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Enlisted Only
Everyone but Staff Officers
E7 and below
All soldiers
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AR 350-1 Para 1-21c & FM 21-20 Page 14-1
19. Commanders will incorporate
mission and battle-focused physical
fitness training into appropriate
inactive duty training periods.
A. True
B. False
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AR 350-1 Para 1-21c(1)
20. What is the FIRST priority in the
physical fitness program?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Preparing soldiers for APFT
Keeping soldiers fit and trim
Supporting unit’s METL
Promoting unit cohesion
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AR 350-1, Para 4–9a
20b. The APFT must be completed…?
A. In order (PU, SU, run) and within
2 hours on the same day.
B. In any order and within 2 hours
on the same day.
C. In order within 8 hours on the
same day.
D. In any order and within 8 hours
on the same day.
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AR 350-1, Para 1-21d & FM 21-20, Pg 14-2
21. What are the 3 approved aerobic
events for soldiers on a permanent
profile?
A. 800 yard swim, 10 mile bike ride,
and 3 mile walk
B. 1,000 yard swim, 6.2 mile bike
ride, and 3 mile walk
C. 800 yard swim, 6.2 mile bike ride, and
2.5 mile walk
D. 1,000 yard swim, 10 mile bike ride,
and 2.5 mile walk
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AR 350-1 Para 1–21d
22. How much time is given for APFT
preparation once the temporary profile
expires?
A. Six months
B. As soon as the profile is lifted
C. Two times the profile length
(maximum of 90 days)
D. One month after the profile is
lifted
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FM 21-20 Pg 14-20
23. After a temporary profile expires, the
soldier take diagnostic and/or record
APFTs in the form of…?
A. The regular three-event APFT
B. At least one APFT event,
soldiers choice
C. At least one APFT event,
commanders choice
D. Just the APFT event they were
exempt from
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FM 21-20, Pg 14-20
24. A soldier just turned 40, he is waiting
for his “over forty physical”, does he have
to take the APFT?
A. It is up to the commander
B. No, not until he gets his physical.
C. Yes, unless he has a medical
profile.
D. No, he won’t have to take another
APFT due to age.
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FM 21-20, Pg 14-1 & AR 350-1 Para 1-21c(4)
25. How often may a commander
administer the APFT (record or
diagnostic)?
A. As often as they wish,
minimum of two records per year
B. No more than twice a year
C. No less than quarterly
D. Minimum of one record per year
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AR 350-1, Para 1–21 d(2)
26. When a commander administers
two record APFTs per year, how much
time must elapse between record tests
(excluding re-tests/ makeup)?
A.
B.
C.
D.
No minimum time
4 months
6 months
1 month
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AR 350-1, Para 1–21 d(2)
27. What constitutes a failed
record APFT?
A. Below minimum standards-only
B. Failure to take a test without an
authorized reason
C. Unauthorized rest position
resulting in below standard score
D. All of the above
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AR 350-1 Para 1-21d(5,7) & FM 21-20, Pg 14-16
28. What actions must be taken when an RC
soldier (not on AD & w/out a medical profile)
fails an initial record APFT for the first time or
within the required period?
A. Flag IAW AR 600-8-2
B. Retest as soon as the soldier &
CDR feel the soldier is ready
C. Retest not later than 180 days
following the initial APFT failure
D. All of the above
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AR 350-1 Para 1-21d(5)
29. Soldiers w/out medical profiles who
repeatedly fail the APFT will be . . . ?
A. Counseled
B. Barred from re-enlistment or
processed for separation from
the service
C. Given a “U” for unsatisfactorily
participation
D. Given another record test
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AR 350-1 Para 4-9c(2)
30. What criteria is required to obtain the
Physical Fitness Badge?
A. Score 270 or above with at least
90 points per event on the APFT
B. Score 270 or above
C. Score 290 or above
D. Score 270 or above with at least
90 points per event on the APFT
and meet body composition
standards
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AR 350-1, Para 4-9c(1)
End of
Army Physical Fitness
Program Questions
AR 350-1
AR 600-8-2
FM 21-20
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References
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AR 40-501, Standards of Medical Fitness,
12 Apr 04
AR 350-1, Army Training and Education,
9 Apr 03
AR 600-8-2, Suspension of Favorable
Personnel Actions (Flags), 30 Oct 87
AR 600-9, The Army Weight Control Program,
27 Nov 06
FM 21-20, Physical Fitness Training,
30 Sep 92 w/Change 1, 1 Oct 98
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Terminal Learning Objective
Action: Identify the Army Weight Control
Program and Army Physical Fitness
Program policies and procedures.
Condition: Given student discussion in a
game show format.
Standard: As a class identify all correct
procedures IAW AR 40-501, AR 350-1,
AR 600-8-2, AR 600-9, and FM 21-20.
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Army Weight Control
Program
Army Physical Fitness
Program
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