The Air Force and Space Force's new Body Composition ... program is designed to be less rigid than the former abdominal tape test while still setting a standard for body composition for the ...

The Air Force will not resume physical fitness ... Additionally, the abdominal circumference measurement component -- known as the tape test -- will be temporarily suspended through Oct. 1 ...

The Air Force is standing firmly behind their tape test, even as airmen for years have complained about its effectiveness and the other services are reviewing the controversial test. "The Air ...

The Air Force tape test is returning to base gyms and fitness testing facilities, two years after the service dropped the abdominal circumference measurement in fitness assessments. The service is ...

also known as the tape test, which was removed from the Air Force’s physical fitness test in 2020. The tape test has been criticized as being inaccurate for measuring fitness and unhealthy since ...

2023 — would allow up to 100 more recruits to join the Air Force each month. The Body Composition Assessment (also known as ‘Tape Test’ in the military) varies for each branch, with some ...