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Commander's intent ✔✔"every marine must comply with established body standards and present a suitable military appearance, regardless of age, grade, gender, or duty assignment"
Body composition program ✔✔ensuring that marines are at the proper weight, height and body mass ratio
Military appearance program ✔✔ensuring marines represent the marine corps leadership principle of setting the example
Commander's and OICs are in charge of ✔✔1. enforcing compliance w/ weight and body composition standards and a suitable military appearance if they possess special courts martial convening authority
- ensuring marines receive a medical evaluation from an authorized medical provider prior to VCP or MAP assignment
- consideration of recommendations for temporary medical exemptions
- selecting and assigning an FFI and/or CPTR, in writing
(MCO 6110.13A w/ CH-1)
FFI and CPTR responsibilities ✔✔1. thoroughly review all DoD and USMC BCMAP policies
- Develop, implement, manage, and supervise BCP and MAP
- Coordinating and supervising the execution of weigh ins and body composition evaluations (BCEs), utilizing the body composition worksheet, BCP evaluation form, and MAP evaluation form
5 requirements that govern BCMAP assessments ✔✔1. purpose
- scope
- frequency of weigh ins
- assessment sequence
- standards
Purpose of BCMAP ✔✔-establishes, evaluates, and enforces compliance with optimal weight and body composition standards and a suitable military appearance
- essential to the preservation of good order and discipline and necessary for the maintenance of combat readiness marine corps wide
Height equipment ✔✔-standard non-stretching fiberglass tape measure (1/4 -5/8 wide and affixed to a vertical surface)
-wall mounted or self standing stadiometer
Weight equipment ✔✔-calibrated digital scale
-calibrated balance beam scale
Circumference equipment ✔✔-self tensioning taping device, digital
-self tensioning taping device, non-digital
Serious consequences of being on BCP/MAP ✔✔-not recommended for promotion
-not recommended for re-enlistment
-marine is discharged
Height measurement procedure ✔✔1. ensure marine is not wearing footwear
- standing w/ back against wall, heels flat on deck, shoulders back, arms to the side, head straight and forward
- if using ruler, ensure it is parallel to the deck
- record marine's height to nearest inch (less than 1/2 inch = round down, 1/2 inch or greater = round up)
Weight measurement procedure ✔✔1. ensure marine is not wearing footwear
- both feet on scale
- feet centered in middle of scale
- marine's hands by their side
- record weight to nearest pound (subtract 1 pound for uniform)
A marine has to go to BCE if they are not within height and weight standards and do not have a ___ on BOTH PFT and CFT ✔✔ 285
BCE steps ✔✔1. re-measure marine's height
- use circumference based method to determines the marine's circumference
- determines marine's body fat percentage
What circumference do you use for males ✔✔neck and abdomen
-record lowest body fat percentage that results from the 6 sets of circumference measurements
*if marine scores 250 or higher on both PFT/CFT they are allowed an additional 1% body fat limit
male circumference value ✔✔abdominal - neck
female circumference value ✔✔waist + hip - neck
waist and hip taken by female
waist = halfway between navel and breast bone
-round down to nearest 1/2 inch
the BCP processing period ... ✔✔- has to be completed w/i 60 days
- at any time during the 60 days, the marine can request a new weigh in (if they meet standards they are off BCP)
When a marine is assigned to the BCP program.. ✔✔-they are formally counseled using NAVMC 10274, administrative action form
-marine is given specific weight and body fat reduction goals for a 6 month period
BCP assignment process ✔✔1. conduct BCE
- notification of required medical evaluation
- conduct medical eval
- make a BCP assignment decision
- provide resources
- complete final BCP assessment
- complete documentation
BCP/MAP exemptions ✔✔1. PFT/CFT scores
- military appearance
- temporary medical condition
Service record ✔✔a collection of either electronic or printed material that provides a documented history of a persons activities and accomplishments while serving as a non- commissioned member of the USMC
Officers qualification record ✔✔cumulative and concise summary of basic events in the officer's career from the time of acceptance of appointment to separation
- inspecting the marines subjective personal appearance indicators:
*summer "c" uniform
*hygiene and grooming
- using NAVMC 11620, MAP eval form to notify marines of their initial 60-day formal map assignment if required
MAP extensions ✔✔made in 60 day increments until either of the following:
-marine presents suitable military appearance
-marine assigned to BCP for failing to meet BCP standards
Respondent information ✔✔basic identity info for the respondent marine
Initial BCP assessment ✔✔respondent marine's starting body composition measurements
FFI/CPTR ✔✔record signature of FFI/CPTR
BCBEMP is responsible for ✔✔1. evaluating the respondent marine's current duty status
- recommending a dietary plan
- setting realistic weight and body composition reduction goals
- determining combat conditioning restrictions and limitations, if any
BCP assignment section ✔✔used to document the assignment status and target goals for BCP
respondent acknowledgment section ✔✔for respondent marine to definitively and unequivocally acknowledge that he/she understands the severity and terms of the BCP evaluation
final BCP assessment ✔✔lists results of 6 month conditioning
BCP determination ✔✔CO makes determination about progress of marine
-initials decision
Marine signs bottom
The date of unit diary... ✔✔must be before, or same as, CO's signature
What is satisfactory progress for service members in remedial training? ✔✔-either 3-8 pounds of weight loss OR
a one time, 6 month extension can only be granted for BCP if... ✔✔-it's marine's first BCP assignment
-the marine has satisfactory progress in their prescribed weight and body fat reduction goals
*an extension does not constitute a second BCP assignment, it remains the marine's first BCP assignment
*marines on a second BCP assignment are not given extensions or a subsequent assignment
Marines fail to comply with BCP standards due to unsat progress ✔✔will be processed for admin separation as "weight control failure"
marines who fail to comply with BCP standards due to apathy ✔✔shall receive a NAVMC 10274 entry and be processed for admin sep for unsat performance
officers who fail to comply with BCP standards ✔✔SECNAVINST 1920.6C CH 5, admin sep for officers
How to best describe the BCP program ✔✔a structured program for addressing a marine's height/weight and body fat deficiencies
BCP process ✔✔1. FFI performed BCE
- FFI informed the commander or OIC that a medical eval was needed
- a medical evaluation was conducted by an authorized medical provider and endorsed by a BCBEMP
- Commander or OIC assigned the marine to BCP
How many times is a marine allowed to be assigned to the BCP during their entire USMC career ✔✔2 times
What is required before a marine is removed from the MAP assignment ✔✔the marine presents a suitable military appearance
What is MAP failure ✔✔failure to conform to body composition standards within initial 60 day formal MAP assignment
accuracy checks for the BCP assignment section ✔✔-the target weight should match the month 6 objective
-start date to end date should equal 6 months
-the target BF% is within the maximum allowances recorded in the initial BCP assessment section
accuracy checks for the MAP assignment section ✔✔-the target BF% should match the initial MAP assessment section
-start and end dates should correspond to the 60-day window
When is a unit diary entry required ✔✔1. a marine is assigned to BCP
- a marines is granted BCP extension
- a marine is placed in an inactive status
- a marine is removed from the BCP or program assignment has expired
- a marine is formally assigned to the MAP by a commander or OIC possessing special courts martial convening authority
- a marine is formally removed from the MAP by a commander or OIC processing special courts martial convening authority
how are height and weight and body composition measurements reported on the FITREP when the marine (Sgt or above) is out of standards? ✔✔using the FITREP, section A, number 8, block d-f
When are counseling entries made for a SRB or OQR? ✔✔-when a marine is assigned to the BCP
-when a marine fails to make satisfactory progress
-when a marine does make sat. progress but does not meet weight and BF% goals
-when a marine is granted an extension to the BCP
-when a marine is assigned or removed from the MAP
counseling deadline for: marine assigned to the BCP ✔✔upon assignment
counseling deadline for: marine fails to make satisfactory progress ✔✔in month 4
counseling deadline for: marine does not make satisfactory progress, but does not meet weight and BF% goals ✔✔in month 6
