Sources and References
Every regulation claim on this site is sourced to a primary Army document. Where possible we link the original PDF or army.mil page; where a primary source has moved or is hard to reach, we link the official landing page and state exactly what each source supports.
Army URLs move, and some official sites block automated access — which affects how completely we can machine-verify each link. The “verification status” column below states the truth for each source rather than a uniform date. If you find a broken link or a discrepancy, please tell us via the Report an Error page.
Primary Army sources
| Source | What it supports on this site | Link | Verification status (accessed 2026-10-26/27) |
|---|---|---|---|
| army.mil Article 293753 — “Army modifies body composition program, adopts waist-to-height ratio” | The WHtR announcement: 0.55 benchmark, navel-area measurement, service-wide rollout timing | army.mil/article/293753 | Full article text fetched and read |
| armyresilience.army.mil — Army Body Composition Program pages | The rescission quote (“WHtR is the sole authorized body composition assessment method”), public ABCP overview, FAQ references | armyresilience.army.mil/abcp | Key statements confirmed via public quotes; direct fetch blocked by bot protection — verify in your browser for current wording |
| Army Directive 2026-13 (ABCP transition) | WHtR as sole method, effective July 7, 2026, threshold and rescission framing | home.army.mil directive PDF | PDF not yet machine-verified — directive-dependent specifics are flagged on the relevant pages pending a direct read |
| AR 600-9 — The Army Body Composition Program (2019) | Archived screening tables (Table B-1) and multi-site tape formulas (Appendix B, Figures B-1/B-2) — historical only | army.mil r600_9.pdf | Historical table/formula text verified via secondary extraction; current-version status must be confirmed (the directive amended it) |
| ALARACT 046/2023 | Single-site tape formula derivation (June 2023 era) | calculator.net mirror (PDF) | Formula text extracted from the mirror; note this mirror is third-party — the ALARACT itself is the authority |
| ALARACT 053/2024 | Single-site tape adoption (June 2024) | via armyresilience.army.mil (no stable public PDF identified) | Existence and date supported by secondary coverage; full text not retrieved |
| OSD Additional Guidance on Military Fitness Standards (Jan 12, 2026) | Department-level context for the transition | media.defense.gov PDF | Not retrieved — cited for context only, no specific claim on this site rests on it |
| Army ABCP FAQ (PDF) | Context for the 90-day recording window and transition Q&A | army.mil ABCP_FAQ.pdf | Partial text via snippets; directive-dependent numbers on this site are flagged pending full verification |
| DODI 6130.03 — Medical Standards for Military Accession (Volume 1) | MEPS enlistment screening (height ranges; weight table pending) | DoD issuances site (esd.whs.mil) — search “DODI 6130.03 Volume 1” (the pre-2026 URL now returns 404) | Not retrieved — the MEPS weight table is withheld pending verification of this document |
How to read the verification statuses
- Fetched and read — we retrieved and reviewed the document itself.
- Partial — key statements confirmed, but the full document was not machine-retrievable (most often because official sites block automated access, not because the page is down). These links work in a normal browser.
- Pending — the document gates claims we have deliberately not asserted. Pages carrying directive-dependent numbers say so at the point of use.
Secondary sources
No secondary or news source currently supports a regulation claim on this site. Competitor pages were reviewed only to identify user questions and coverage gaps — never as the source for a regulation claim.
Re-check cadence
- army.mil and armyresilience URLs: every 90 days, and immediately if a user reports a discrepancy.
- Third-party mirrors (e.g., the ALARACT PDF mirror): every 12 months, and only as pointers to the authority — never as the authority itself.
- Any pending document is upgraded to “fetched and read” as soon as it is verified, and the dependent pages are updated the same day.
Related
- Methodology — the exact formulas, rounding, bounds, and test log
- Army Directive 2026-13 Explained
- AR 600-9 Explained
- WHtR calculator — the main tool
- Accuracy & Limitations and Report an Error