NCO Board Questions (ABCP) What does AR 600-9 Cover? - correct answer A: The Army Body Composition Program (formerly the Weight Control Program) What Army Regulation Covers The Army's Body Composition Program? - correct answer A: AR 600-9 What must Soldiers maintain in order to meet mission requirements? - correct answer A: Soldiers must maintain a high level of physical readiness How is Body Composition an indicator of a Soldier's Physical Readiness? - correct answer A: It is associated with an individual's fitness, endurance, and overall health Who will generally exhibit increased muscular strength and endurance, is less likely to sustain injury from weight bearing activity, and more likely to perform at an optimal level? - correct answer A: Individuals with desirable body fat percentages Who will benefit from Soldiers meeting Body fat percentages? - correct answer A: the individual and collective benefit to themselves, their unit, and the entire Army What is the responsibility of Commander's and Supervisors per AR 600-9? - correct answer A: 1.Implement the ABCP
- Ensure the continued evaluation of all Soldiers under their command or supervision
- Review monthly Suspension of Favorable Personnel Actions Management Report (AAA-095)
- Forward a complete ABCP file (per AR 600-9 para 3-8) to the gaining unit on each Soldier who
conducts a permanent change of station and is flagged for noncompliance with body fat standards If a registered dietitian is not available who may provide nutrition and weight reduction counseling? - correct answer A: a health care provider, to include nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or medical doctor 1 / 2
Who can grant exception and is the approval authority for special situations? - correct answer A: DCS, G- 1 What does the ABCP program provide Commanders with? - correct answer The ABCP provides commanders a systematic approach to enforce military standards across the unit, while supporting Soldiers with the resources they need to return to an optimum level of individual readiness What is the amount of time that every Soldier will be screened IAW AR 600-9? - correct answer A: Soldiers will be screened every 6 months, at a minimum, to ensure compliance with this regulation What is the only authorized method of estimating body fat? - correct answer A: the circumference- based tape method outlined in appendix B of AR 600-9 What are Commanders are authorized to use as a screening tool in order to expedite the semi-annual testing process? - correct answer A: the weight for height table (Appendix B of AR 600-9) Who has the authority to direct a body fat assessment on any Soldier that they determine does not present a Soldierly appearance, regardless of whether or not the Soldier exceeds the screening table
weight for his or her measured height? - correct answer A: The Commander
When can the Commander direct that a body fat assessment be performed on a Soldier even if they meet the weight for height screening table? - correct answer A: If they determine that the Soldier does not present a Soldierly appearance What must the Commander do when a Soldier exceeds the Body fat standards? - correct answer A: the Soldier will be flagged in accordance with AR 600-8-2 and enrolled in the ABCP Do Soldiers assigned to or attached to a Warrior Transition Unit or Community Based Warrior Transition Unit have to meet body fat standards? - correct answer A: Yes; however Soldiers with special considerations may request a temporary exception to policy
- Who are the Soldiers that are exempt from the requirements of AR 600-9? - correct answer A: 1.
- Soldiers on established continued on active duty and/or continued on active Reserve status
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Soldiers with major limb loss