The following are the Army Body Composition Program standards and AR 600–9 updates included in Army Directive 2025–18 for 2025 and 2026.
1. Army Body Composition Program (ABCP)—Regular Army/Active Guard Reserve.
The following changes apply only to the Regular Army and the Active Guard Reserve.
a.
Army Regulation (AR) 600–9, paragraph 3–2d is changed to read:
Commanders will direct a body fat assessment on any Soldier who they determine does not present a Soldierly appearance to ensure the Soldier meets the screening table weight for the Soldier’s measured height.
b.
The following provision amends AR 600–9, paragraphs 3–6a(2)(h), and 3–10a:
On a Soldier’s enrollment in the ABCP, the commander will request a medical examination to verify that there is no underlying medical condition that may be the direct cause of weight gain or the direct cause of the inability to lose weight or body fat.
c.
AR 600–9, paragraphs 3–12b(2) and 3–12c(3) are amended with the following:
In the absence of a diagnosis of an underlying medical condition, if the Soldier continues to exceed body fat standards after 6 months in the ABCP, the commander will initiate separation action.
d.
AR 600–8–2, paragraph 2–3c and Table 2–1, are hereby amended.
Flag Code K (Noncompliance with Army Body Composition Program) is no longer transferable.
Instructions in paragraph 2–2 now apply, and instructions in paragraph 2–8 that reference ABCP transfer are hereby rescinded.
2. ABCP—Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States/U.S. Army Reserve.
The following changes apply only to the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States/U.S. Army Reserve.
a.
Army Regulation (AR) 600–9, paragraph 3–2d, is changed to read:
Commanders will direct a body fat assessment on any Soldier who they determine does not present a Soldierly appearance to ensure the Soldier meets the screening table weight for the Soldier’s measured height.
b.
AR 600–9, paragraphs 3–12b(2) and 3–12c(3) are amended with the following:
If the Soldier continues to exceed body fat standards after 6 months in the ABCP, the commander will involuntarily transfer Soldiers to the IRR.
c.
AR 600–8–2, paragraph 2–3c and Table 2–1, are hereby amended.
Flag Code K (Noncompliance with Army Body Composition Program) is no longer transferable.
Instructions in paragraph 2–2 now apply, and instructions in paragraph 2–8 that reference ABCP transfer are hereby rescinded.