The U.S. Air Force tells active-duty airmen that waist-to-height ratios being collected as part of fitness measurement will not be used to affect physical fitness scores. According to the reports, airmen have until Friday to submit their waist-to-height ratios. The service’s announcement makes clear that, despite the requirement to provide the measurement by the deadline, the ratio is not scored as part of the physical fitness assessment outcome.
Both outlets describe the same policy change and timeline: the measurement submission period ends Friday, and the Air Force states that the ratio will not influence fitness scoring. The reports do not indicate changes to other components of the physical fitness assessment or provide additional details about how the data will be used beyond the submission requirement. The key point across both sources is that the waist-to-height ratio is collected but excluded from the scoring used to evaluate fitness performance.
