R 270929Z APR 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0280/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/CLARIFICATION TO MARADMIN 0156-09//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/091613ZMAR2009//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MMSB-30/YMD:20060511//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/C461TPS/YMD:20080808//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 156/09.  REF B IS MCO P1610.7F, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM (PES).  REF C IS MCO 6110.3, MARINE CORPS BODY COMPOSITION AND MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM//
POC/M.T. KAMINSKI/LTCOL/UNIT:MMSB-30/-/TEL:703-784-3993/TEL:DSN 278-3993//
POC/B.J. MCGUIRE/COL/UNIT:TECOM/-/TEL:703-784-0098/TEL:DSN 278-0098//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  DUE TO FEEDBACK AND FITNESS REPORTS RECEIVED WITH BODY FAT PERCENTAGES INCORRECTLY ANNOTATED ON FITNESS REPORTS, THIS MARADMIN IS PUBLISHED TO CLARIFY THE COMMENTS IN PAR. 2B OF MARADMIN 156/09, REF A.
2.  THE INTENT OF PAR. 2B OF REF A IS TO INCLUDE THE BODY FAT PERCENTAGE IN BLOCK 8F OF THE FITNESS REPORT AS DIRECTED IN REF B ONLY IF THE MARINE EXCEEDS THE ALLOWABLE HT/WT ESTABLISHED IN REF C OR IS ASSIGNED TO THE BCP PROGRAM.
3.  THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO HAVE A BODY FAT MEASUREMENT ON EVERY MARINE IN THE CORPS, ONLY IF THEY EXCEED THE ESTABLISHED HT/WT STANDARDS FOR ANY REASON.
4.  CHANGES TO REF B ARE FORTHCOMING WITH THIS ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE.
5.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. A. KESSLER, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//