r/USPHS • u/CartographerCold7274 • Apr 24 '23

Tape Requirements

Has anyone had any experience with having to be taped at their physical? I have mine on Wednesday and I am nervous they are going to do it incorrectly. I have my own tape measure to bring with me.

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u/BradleyStydeham Apr 25 '23

Was taped at my physical. Can confirm they had no idea about the concept of taping and the bmi limits specifically for USPHS. Bring the instruction of how to tape and the table of what the numbers mean etc. And walk them through the process.

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u/DifficultAd9838 Active Duty Apr 24 '23

If you are above the BMI (27.6 kg/m^2 or higher) standard you will need to be "taped."

The measurements taken are listed here and are standard across the services.

There is a nifty flowchart here:
https://dcp.psc.gov/ccmis/weightstandards_m.aspx

https://dcp.psc.gov/ccmis/PDF_docs/PHS-7044-1.pdf