US Air Force abandons pilot waist measurements for fat

The US Air Force was the first in the country's armed forces to abandon the use of measuring tapes for medical examinations of its military personnel for their physical compliance with service standards.

American pilots have long resented the inadequacy of this test, which is necessary to measure body fat. In their words, waist measurements do not reflect the actual physical condition of the pilots. As Air Force Chief of Staff Charles Brown noted, American pilots are responsible for their physical condition, for which there are many means.

Waist measurement, along with weight and height tracking, is used to calculate body fat percentage, but some pilots complain that this method does not reflect the exact ratio of muscle to fat, as body types vary widely, and this indicator can even depend on time of day. Meanwhile, "unacceptable" results can harm pilots' careers due to the rigorous physical standards cultivated in the US Air Force.

In addition to measuring your waist with a tape measure, your fitness assessment includes a mile and a half run, one minute of push-ups, and one minute of squats.

Comments

[Victor_B]

So what to do?
If planes cannot carry such weight.
Only the most severe diet will save giant of thought American pilots!
In general - you need to eat less!

[Uncle lee]

a mile and a half run, one minute of push-ups and one minute of squats.

Fell - wrung out!

[Senka naughty]

Yes, their standards are of course tough, the main thing is to suck in the stomach on the test, otherwise they may not be allowed on the plane And they don't overstrain themselves when squatting so that nothing comes out.

[Profiler]

Quote: Victor_B

eat less!

Overweight, or simply obesity, is a long-standing medical and social problem in the United States.
The army, as a section of society, is no exception.

[Aerodrome]

we, too, have not thin pilots ... what to do.

[Mavrikiy]

Quote: Aerodrome

we, too, have not thin pilots ... what to do.

To make a choice. Profession or opa.

[Mastrer]

I advise you to look at the pictures of our test pilots. Thin there on the fingers of one hand count the CDM

As my nephew says, "skill with belly size does not correlate if the belly is of a sane size."

[Mikhail m]

Quote: Aerodrome

we, too, have not thin pilots ... what to do.

And not only pilots. What to do? Fire obese people with disabilities. An officer in any rank, including the highest, is obliged to keep fit.

[rotmistr60]

It climbs into the cockpit and okay. The United States Air Force does not have an excess of pilots, therefore, they went on the principle of refusing to measure the waist.

[grandfather_Kostya]

It climbs into the cockpit and okay.

We'll shove 200kg of the pilot into the cockpit and the ammunition will have to be reduced by one bomb.

[Lord]

When overloaded, it spreads over the chair and amartizes

[Mikhail m]

A little more overload - and amortization goes into aromatization.

[2 Level Advisor]

well, they are partly right - the size of the waist, it’s not at all a fact that it speaks about fat - if the w / sl is pumped up and growth over 180, his waist is free for 100 cm and will be without fat ..

[Nosgoth]

Can you read? It says in Russian that both height and weight are measured. Those. the proportion of fat is calculated from the height too.

[2 Level Advisor]

This calculation was adopted 50 years ago - is no longer relevant! Do you think that thin and muscular people (lean) of the same height have the same waist? So also there are 4 types of male figures and everyone has different waist, stupidly different pelvis .. This is from the series - the weight of a newborn should be 3,5 kg .. who should he, why 4 kg is not the norm? maybe his parents are big .. people are generally different .. now the measurement formula is much more complicated, taking into account the muscles and shape ..

[Nosgoth]

Someone threw you off the formula according to which they count, or again fantasies. reborn into reality?

[2 Level Advisor]

earlier fantasies, where have I been seen? I started from this - "pilots complain that this method does not reflect the exact ratio of muscle and fat, since body types very different "
but okay .. consider arguing ..

[alexmach]

Can you read? It says in Russian that both height and weight are measured. Those. the proportion of fat is calculated from the height too.

It's still not the most accurate method. But it will certainly do roughly by eye.

[sgr291158]

And they also gave up makeup and manicure.

[Uncle lee]

... Pedicure, permanent, scrub, peeling, highlighting and many more things, the names of which I do not know

[Profiler]

Quote: sgr291158

And they also gave up makeup and manicure.

Quote from Uncle Lee

... Pedicure, permanent, scrub, peeling, highlighting and many more things, the names of which I do not know

You should know the measure in your requirements, you can't be so cruel.

[Uncle lee]

Quote: Profiler

you can't be so cruel.

Good ! Allow me to use Chypre cologne!

[Profiler]

Quote from Uncle Lee

Good ! Allow me to use Chypre cologne!

Better this one.

[Uncle lee]

And this is Soviet propaganda! So all their pilots will fly to us!

[Sidor Amenpodestovich]

The pre-revolutionary Empress's Bouquet was called "Red Moscow".

[Slipper 2]

The dream of modern warriors, to win by poking buttons on the sofa

[Bshkaus]

I have a blog in Yandex Zen dedicated to high-altitude aviation and astronautics. So, last week a colleague suggested a topic for an article to attract new readers. In his opinion, the title should have sounded like this: what will happen to Niki Minaj in the event of a bailout? "I did not know who Niki Minaj was, but when they explained to me, knowing a colleague, he immediately replied that he would break the spine."
But seriously, then
I am also for the liberalization of many stupid and reinforced rules. If the weight is within the normal range and the equipment fits well, then what's the problem? Pilots, in contrast to virtual flyers, are adequate luli and in the event of the slightest deviation, this will affect the tolerance of the same overload. So the pilot will make the conclusions himself.

[venik]

"... the US Air Force was the first in the country's armed forces to abandon the use of measuring tapes for medical examinations of its military ..."
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Well yes! Not enough roulette !:

[iouris]

"I recognize my Natalia by her waist.
Where my two waists are, there is my Natalia. "

[Vladimir61]

Disorder! Everyone, to one Hollywood standard, 90 x 60 x 90.

[Virus-free crown]

And interestingly, they take measurements of the waist before or AFTER the sortie ?!
As far as I am aware, for 1 combat mission in a stressful situation, a pilot can lose up to 2 kg of weight ... from the data of Soviet military doctors ...

[Boris ⁣ Shaver]

Vitaly's cat now has a waist.

[DAQ]

The photo attached to the article is the same US Air Force general who threatened to attack Kaliningrad and bombed the "Wagnerians" in Syria.