The two-year test may bring the Navy - and perhaps the other services - closer to scientific consensus on the best way to measure body fat.

Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Samuel Hill weighs Intelligence Specialist 3rd Class Nathan Perrin during body composition assessments aboard the carrier Abraham Lincoln. (MCS Joey Sitter/Navy) ...

In June 2023, the Army moved to assessing body fat ... method of measuring both waist and neck. In other cases, the services have tried to make those measurements more accurate. The Navy has ...