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Marine Corps Adopts Waist-to-Height Screening With 0.52 Cutoff

The Corps uses a stricter WHtR than the Pentagon’s 0.55 to prioritize health-focused, performance-linked assessments.

Marine Corps Sets 210-Point, Sex-Neutral Fitness Standard for Combat Arms