The following is a chart that you can use to estimate your ideal body weight range. Use the height and weight chart below to see if you meet the army standards. Apart from medical reasons one primary cause of disqualification as a potential recruit to the us. Interpretation of the chart. If you are 18 years old you will look in the 17 20 age group. Ideal body weight is a target weight derived from your height and gender.
There are a variety of requirements to be eligible for bariatric surgery. Thus you are presented with separate height and weight charts for men and women to help you ascertain how close or far you are to the ideal weight. To find you maximum weight go to the column corresponding to your age group. Height and weight standard ratio for indian armed forces jul 18 2013 15 dear all defense aspirants in this article i have discussed the medical standards of indian armed forces with respect to height and weight ratio for. Although there is a weight waiver provided that allows overweight people to enlist and lose weight while in basic training height requirement remains unchanged. The height and weight chart are meant to help you evaluate the association between the two components.
Army is failing to meet the standard height and weight requirement set by the us. One requirement is you would need to be about 100 pounds overweight. Then right next to it youll see the minimum weight allowed. Height and weight chart ssb interview february 16 2017 medical 16 comments 41563 views h eight and weight are an important parameter which is examined in medical exam at the service selection boards. First find your height in inches using the left most column.