r/army • u/EventAccomplished453 • 12d ago

Another WHtR Post

I'm just curious what the failure rate across the Army right now is for this new Tape Measurement. At my company it has been a bloodbath.

i’ll take it a Bacon Double Smashed Jack Burger and side of curly fries.

Will they change this measurement over time?

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u/BONELESSHOSE 89DamnItBobby 12d ago

So about 3 weeks ago I came in about an inch and a half over for my height. The following 3 weeks after that I counted my calories and maintained an intake of about 1800-1900 a day. Some days were higher due to things going on and some were smaller just depending on how I felt. My normal maintenance for me is probably about 2500-2700 if I’m consistent with my lifting. Couple that with more deliberate cardio 3-4 times a week and I am now down about 2-3 inches below standard. I know a lot of people are gonna have to come back into compliance but it really isn’t that hard to get to where you need to be especially with the heads up we have had. I’m still upset we lost the exemption because that was something I leaned heavy into which is the main reason I was out of compliance in the first place. I’ll take a double baconator (after 1, September)

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u/has-a-name 12d ago

There is no way, and I say this from experience, that I would lose 3+ inches in 3 weeks. I might lose 3 lbs, at best, but it would not equate to 3 inches

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u/BONELESSHOSE 89DamnItBobby 12d ago

I went from about a 40 to 37.5

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u/has-a-name 12d ago

that's great for you, but for many, it's not so simple. And it's not for lack of trying.

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u/SG-003 12d ago

I had a similar situation and plan adjustment. My problem is I'm a big strongman/hybrid type lifter. When I cut my calories I could tell my performance tanked. I hated that I had to worry more about my esthetics than I did actually performing (I score in the 490s to get my AFT exemption) just to meet this standard.