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thedrifter
03-09-09, 07:28 AM
Getting Tough on Overweight Marines
Sunday March 8, 2009

Last August, the Marine Corps announced new body-fat limits, as well as a program for Marines who were found to exceed Marine Corps body fat standards. Part of this program included two 60-day probationary/cautionary periods, where the Marine could work to get within standards with no adverse action. Effective on March 2, these two periods are eliminated. Marines who are now found to be over body fat standards are placed in the Marine Corps Body Composition Program, and are immediately ineligible for promotion, re-enlistment, or special duty assignments. For details, see Marine Corps Administrative Message 145/09.

MARINE CORPS BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM (BCP) AND MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM

Date Signed: 3/2/2009
MARADMIN Number: 0145/09

R 021608Z MAR 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0145/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM (BCP) AND MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO 6110.3/-/-//
REF/B/DESC:CMC WHITE LETTER 05-07/-/-//
NARR/REF A IS MARINE CORPS BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM (BCP) AND MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM (MAP)//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO CLARIFY POLICIES IN REF A AND TO REITERATE THE INTENT CONTAINED IN REF B. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE INFORMAL PROGRAM (IP) (60 DAY NOTIFICATION, 60 DAY CAUTIONARY PERIOD) FOR BCP AND MAP IS TERMINATED. COMMANDERS AND MARINES HAVE HAD SUFFICIENT TIME TO ENSURE THAT ALL MARINES ARE EITHER WITHIN STANDARDS OR ASSIGNED TO A PROGRAM THAT WILL ENSURE COMPLIANCE.
2. ADHERENCE TO BCP AND MAP STANDARDS IS AN INDIVIDUAL MARINE AND COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY THAT REQUIRES CONTINUOUS EFFORT AND EMPHASIS. MARINES ARE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THESE STANDARDS AT ALL TIMES. FAILURE TO COMPLY IS A NEGATIVE REFLECTION OF A MARINE'S PERFORMANCE.
3. MARINES WHO DO NOT MEET ESTABLISHED BCP OR MAP STANDARDS SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY THEIR COMMANDER OF THEIR DEFICIENCIES AND PROCESSED FOR BCP/MAP ASSIGNMENT. COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE ALL BCP/MAP PROCESSING IS COMPLETED WITHIN 60 DAYS.
4. MARINES NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BCP STANDARDS CONTAINED IN REF A WILL NOT BE PROMOTED, REENLISTED, OR ASSIGNED TO SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS. THIS INCLUDES MARINES BEING PROCESSED FOR BCP ASSIGNMENT. A MARINE WILL NOT BE ASSIGNED TO BCP IF THEY RETURN TO STANDARDS DURING ASSIGNMENT PROCESSING. THIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN STANDARDS, HOWEVER, WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE COMPLETION OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. IF A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IS DUE DURING THE PERIOD OF BCP PROCESSING, THE MARINE'S HT/WT/BF% DATA WILL BE ACCURATELY REPORTED AND A STATEMENT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT THAT THE MARINE IS BEING EVALUATED FOR ASSIGNMENT TO BCP. THE MARINE WILL BE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT A STATEMENT REGARDING THIS ADVERSE COMMENT. COMMANDERS ARE REMINDED THAT WAIVERS MAY BE GRANTED BY HQMC (M&RA) IN CASES WHERE MARINES MAY NOT MEET BCP STANDARDS, YET THE COMMANDER FEELS THAT MARINE PRESENTS A SHARP MILITARY APPEARANCE.
5. THE MAP IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS MARINES WITHIN BCP STANDARDS WHO DO NOT PRESENT A SUITABLE APPEARANCE. DUE TO THE SUBJECTIVE NATURE OF THIS EVALUATION, AN APPEAL PROCESS IS INCLUDED. A MARINE BEING EVALUATED FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE MAP WILL NOT BE ASSIGNED OR RECEIVE DEROGATORY PERFORMANCE COMMENTS UNTIL THE NEXT HIGHER COMMANDER IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND APPROVES THIS ASSIGNMENT. IF THE NEXT HIGHER COMMANDER DOES NOT CONCUR WITH THE ASSIGNMENT, THE MARINE WILL NOT BE ASSIGNED TO MAP AND NO DEROGATORY COMMENTS WILL BE MADE. HQMC IS THE APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR PROMOTION, REENLISTMENT, AND ASSIGNMENT TO SPECIAL DUTY OF MARINES ASSIGNED TO MAP.
6. MARINES CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO BCP REMAIN ASSIGNED TO THE PROGRAM.
7. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MARADMIN WILL BE INCLUDED IN A CHANGE TO REF A.
8. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE MARINE CORPS.
9. MARADMIN APPROVED FOR RELEASE BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//

Ellie