scope:

This Instruction:

Reissues reference (a) to implement policy, assign responsibilities and prescribe procedures governing physical fitness and weight/body fat standards in the Armed Forces.

APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments (including the National Guard and the Reserve components and the Coast Guard both when it is operating as a Military Service in the Navy, and when it is operating as a Military Service of the Department of Transportation), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as "the DoD Components").