Marines Held To Higher Physical Standards

Mar 27, 2009

Marines who do not meet body fat percentage and military appearance standards will be processed for assignment to the Marine Corps Body Composition and Military Appearance Program according to MARADMIN 145/09 released March 2.

"The purpose of MARADMIN 145/09 was to clarify Marine Corps Order 6110.3 on Marine Corps Body Composition Military Appearance Program," said Brian McGuire, the physical readiness program analyst with Training and Education Command G-3. "Since the order was released in August, feedback we received from the fleet indicated that clarification of some BCP and MAP policies was needed."

According to the MARADMIN, the 60-day notification and 60-day cautionary periods for body composition and military appearance have ended; resulting in adverse fitness reports for Marines who do not meet the standards. This can affect a Marines promotion or reenlistment if they do not meet the standards.

"The general feedback from MARADMIN 145/09 has been positive," said McGuire. "And the MARADMIN had the intended affect of clarifying the BCP and MAP policies."

Since the release of MARADMIN 145/09, additional guidance was released in MARADMIN 156/09 "to provide immediate guidance for fitness report completion."

The emphasis of MARADMIN 145/09 is that maintenance of Marine Corps body composition standards is a continuous process and not tied to any event or period of the year, said McGuire.

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