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Military Height and Weight Calculator

Review height, weight, and body-composition screening information in one place.

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How to Use This Calculator

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How Military Height and Weight Calculator turns inputs into an estimate

Enter only the values requested by this tool and keep units consistent.

Select your sex and enter your height and age. The calculator displays the screening weight limits and compares your current weight against them.

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Military Height and Weight Calculator

Enter your values to generate a personalized planning estimate.

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Planning estimate only. Confirm official standards, scoring tables, and procedures with current service guidance.

About the Military Height and Weight Calculator

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What the Military Height and Weight Calculator helps you understand

Repeat measurements under similar conditions for a more useful trend.

This Military Height and Weight Calculator serves as a cross-branch reference for height-weight screening standards that form the first step of body composition assessment across the U.S. military. While each branch maintains its own tables, all follow the DoD Instruction 1308.3 framework. The tool uses the Army's AR 600-9 tables as the primary reference and notes where other branches may differ. For individuals exploring military service, this provides a clear starting point regardless of target branch. MEPS uses its own tables that may differ from individual branch standards.

Current Army policy and an authorized assessment control official status.

Military Height and Weight Calculator FAQs

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Do all branches use the same tables?+

No, each branch maintains its own screening weight tables that may differ. The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force all have their own regulations under the DoD Instruction 1308.3 umbrella.

What are the MEPS weight standards?+

MEPS uses DoD-wide screening tables that may differ from branch retention standards. Exceeding the MEPS weight limit may require a body fat assessment before enlistment clearance.

Can weight prevent me from joining?+

Yes, exceeding both the weight table and body fat limit at MEPS can disqualify you from enlistment. However, you can usually request a recheck after losing weight.

Are standards different for officers and enlisted?+

In most branches, body composition standards are the same for officers and enlisted. However, officers may face greater career consequences for failure, as fitness standards are considered part of officer leadership expectations.