In an article at Military.com, Max Fitness Test, Skip the Tape: Marine Corps Mulls New Body Fat Rules, the following paragraph appears:
"The brief notes that while the male BMI maximum for Marines is 27.5, the most liberal standard allowed within the Defense Department, the female BMI max is the strictest in the department at 25. The proposal would increase the BMI max for female Marines to 26, increasing maximum weight by five to nine pounds, depending on height."
I recall the fitness tests that the US Navy applied to us, annually, when I was in the Reserves. We had to cover 2 miles within so many (don't remember how many) minutes and meet waist to stomach and hip ratios. I don't believe that the US Navy used BMI, then; but, I would have had no problem joining the US Marines on that account. At the time, my BMI was 19 (age 42). We won't talk about what it is now that I am in my late 70s. Fortunately, I'm the anomaly in our family. I'm guessing that Bogie's and Dudette's BMIs are lower now than when they were in their early 40s. They work a lot harder (outside the workplace) than I did at their ages. Good for them!
From the Center for Disease Control:
Formula and Calculation
|Kilograms and meters (or centimeters)||
Formula: weight (kg) / [height (m)]2
With the metric system, the formula for BMI is weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. Because height is commonly measured in centimeters, divide height in centimeters by 100 to obtain height in meters.
Example: Weight = 68 kg, Height = 165 cm (1.65 m)
|Pounds and inches||
Formula: weight (lb) / [height (in)]2 x 703
Calculate BMI by dividing weight in pounds (lbs) by height in inches (in) squared and multiplying by a conversion factor of 703.
Example: Weight = 150 lbs, Height = 5'5" (65")