Commander's intent ✔️Ans - "every marine must comply with
established body standards and present a suitable military appearance,
regardless of age, grade, gender, or duty assignment"
Body composition program ✔️Ans - ensuring that marines are at the
proper weight, height and body mass ratio
Military appearance program ✔️Ans - ensuring marines represent the
marine corps leadership principle of setting the example
Commander's and OICs are in charge of ✔️Ans - 1. enforcing compliance
w/ weight and body composition standards and a suitable military
appearance if they possess special courts martial convening authority
2. ensuring marines receive a medical evaluation from an authorized
medical provider prior to VCP or MAP assignment
3. consideration of recommendations for temporary medical exemptions
4. selecting and assigning an FFI and/or CPTR, in writing
(MCO 6110.13A w/ CH-1)
FFI and CPTR responsibilities ✔️Ans - 1. thoroughly review all DoD and
USMC BCMAP policies
2. Develop, implement, manage, and supervise BCP and MAP
3. Coordinating and supervising the execution of weigh ins and body
composition evaluations (BCEs), utilizing the body composition worksheet,
BCP evaluation form, and MAP evaluation form
5 requirements that govern BCMAP assessments ✔️Ans - 1. purpose
2. scope
3. frequency of weigh ins
4. assessment sequence
5. standards
Purpose of BCMAP ✔️Ans - -establishes, evaluates, and enforces
compliance with optimal weight and body composition standards and a
suitable military appearance
, -essential to the preservation of good order and discipline and necessary
for the maintenance of combat readiness marine corps wide
Scope of BCMAP ✔️Ans - -all marines will be periodically evaluated for
weight and military appearance in accordance with the established
frequency and sequence
*weigh ins can occur the same day as CFT/PFT
*CO can order weigh ins for entire unit or indiv.
*inspector general and commanding generals can also call for weigh ins
while conducting unannounced inspections
Frequency of weigh ins ✔️Ans - at a minimum they are conducted semi-
annually for every active duty and activated reservists
* reserve weigh ins are conducted annually
Medical exemptions ✔️Ans - -a marine cannot be formally assigned to the
BCP or MAP prior to receiving a medical evaluation
-all temporary medical exemptions require the endorsement of a board
certified or board eligible military physician (BCBEMP)
Body composition evaluation (BCE) ✔️Ans - -structured program that
addresses the needs of marines who do not meet the established height
and weight standards, present an unsuitable military appearance due to
improper weight distribution, or both
Height equipment ✔️Ans - -standard non-stretching fiberglass tape
measure (1/4 -5/8 wide and affixed to a vertical surface)
-wall mounted or self standing stadiometer
Serious consequences of being on BCP/MAP ✔️Ans - -not recommended
for promotion
-not recommended for re-enlistment
-marine is discharged
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