Manual of the Medical Department (NAVMED P-117): Chapter 15: Medical Examinations: Physical Standards

15-62 Height, Weight, and Body Build

Department of the Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

(a) Men. Applicants must not be less than 60 inches (62 inches for URL, USNA, and NROTC) (66 inches for USMC officers applicants) nor more than 78 inches in height.

(b) Women. Applicants must not be less than 58 inches nor more than 78 inches in height.

(2) Weight/Percent Body Fat. Weight standard is prescribed by the service concerned. However, even though within these standards, the examinee will be considered medically unacceptable if the examiner considers that the individual's weight in relation to bony structure and musculature constitutes obesity. Reference to the appropriate service directives should be made.

(3) Body Build. The following are cause for rejection:

(a) Deficient muscular development which would interfere with the completion of required training.

(b) Evidences of congenital asthenia.