As Pandemic Wanes, Coast Guard to Resume Body Composition Screenings
13 Jul 2021
Military.com | By Patricia Kime
The Coast Guard plans to resume its body composition screenings beginning Oct. 1 -- a lead time that should give members a chance to lose the "COVID 19" pounds they may have put on during the pandemic.
In a service-wide message released Tuesday, Mischell Navarro, acting assistant commandant for human resources, said that with the "diminishing impact of COVID-19" and the availability of vaccines, the time is right to resume the service's program that assesses service members’ compliance with height and weight standards.
While all Coast Guard personnel must pass a physical fitness test during boot camp or officers' training, the service does not have an annual personal fitness test requirement for everyone.
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