What you enter
Inputs
- Height in inches
- Waist circumference at the belly button (optional)
Army body-composition planning
Army Waist-to-Height Calculator
Calculate an Army waist-to-height planning ratio and the height-times-0.55 boundary used by the EnlistReady body-composition planning tool.
What it estimates
Results
- Waist-to-height ratio
- Calculated height × 0.55 boundary
- Distance below or above that boundary
Interactive tool
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Body composition
Waist-to-height boundary
Enter height in inches. The boundary shown is height × 0.55; regulation requires a waist measurement below the boundary, not equal to it.
Waist-to-height ratio—Waist ÷ height
Official Army body-composition update ↗Read the result carefully
Limits and next steps.
- This does not perform an official Army body-composition assessment.
- Measurement technique affects the result.
- Use official personnel and medical channels for eligibility or health questions.
Official Army body-composition program ↗Page last reviewed: August 21, 2026
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