U.S. Army Weight Requirements

Below is the Army's weight minimum and maximum allowable for recruits to enlist. It is broken down by height and then further in to age groups.

Height will be measured in stocking feet on a flat surface with the chin parallel to the floor. The body should be straight but not rigid, similar to the position of attention. The measurement will be rounded to the nearest inch with the following guidelines: if the height fraction is less than 1/2 inch, round down. If the height fraction is 1/2 inch or greater, round up.

Weight will be measured and recorded to the nearest pound. Both height and weight will be officially taken at the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS).  It is very important to be over your minimum or under your maximum as not meeting either one will probably either stop you from enlisting or, even worse, prevent you from going to basic training.

WOMEN:

Height(inches)		Weight by years of age for females  (lbs)
		17-20yrs	21-27yrs	28-39yrs	40+yrs
58	Maximum	119	121	122	124
	Minimum	91	91	91	91
59	Maximum	124	125	126	128
	Minimum	94	94	94	94
60	Maximum	128	129	131	133
	Minimum	97	97	97	97
61	Maximum	132	134	135	137
	Minimum	100	100	100	100
62	Maximum	136	138	140	142
	Minimum	104	104	104	104
63	Maximum	141	143	144	146
	Minimum	107	107	107	107
64	Maximum	145	147	149	151
	Minimum	110	110	110	110
65	Maximum	150	152	154	156
	Minimum	114	114	114	114
66	Maximum	155	156	158	161
	Minimum	117	117	117	117
67	Maximum	159	161	163	166
	Minimum	121	121	121	121
68	Maximum	164	166	168	171
	Minimum	125	125	125	125
69	Maximum	169	171	173	176
	Minimum	128	128	128	128
70	Maximum	174	176	178	181
	Minimum	132	132	132	132
71	Maximum	179	181	183	186
	Minimum	136	136	136	136
72	Maximum	184	186	188	191
	Minimum	140	140	140	140
73	Maximum	189	191	194	197
	Minimum	144	144	144	144
74	Maximum	194	197	199	202
	Minimum	148	148	148	148
75	Maximum	200	202	204	208
	Minimum	152	152	152	152
76	Maximum	205	207	210	213
	Minimum	156	156	156	156
77	Maximum	210	213	215	219
	Minimum	160	160	160	160
78	Maximum	216	218	221	225
	Minimum	164	164	164	164
79	Maximum	221	224	227	230
	Minimum	168	168	168	168
80	Maximum	227	230	233	236
	Minimum	173	173	173	173

MEN:

Height (inches)		Weight by years of age for males (lbs)
		17-20yrs	21-27yrs	28-39yrs	40+yrs
58	Maximum	-	-	-	-
	Minimum	91	-	-	-
59	Maximum	-	-	-	-
	Minimum	94	-	-	-
60	Maximum	132	136	139	141
	Minimum	97	97	97	97
61	Maximum	136	140	144	146
	Minimum	100	100	100	100
62	Maximum	141	144	148	150
	Minimum	104	104	104	104
63	Maximum	145	149	153	155
	Minimum	107	107	107	107
64	Maximum	150	154	158	160
	Minimum	110	110	110	110
65	Maximum	155	159	163	165
	Minimum	114	114	114	114
66	Maximum	160	163	168	170
	Minimum	117	117	117	117
67	Maximum	165	169	174	176
	Minimum	121	121	121	121
68	Maximum	170	174	179	181
	Minimum	125	125	125	125
69	Maximum	175	179	184	188
	Minimum	128	128	128	128
70	Maximum	180	185	189	192
	Minimum	132	132	132	132
71	Maximum	185	189	194	197
	Minimum	136	136	136	136
72	Maximum	190	195	200	203
	Minimum	140	140	140	140
73	Maximum	195	200	205	208
	Minimum	144	144	144	144
74	Maximum	201	206	211	214
	Minimum	148	148	148	148
75	Maximum	206	212	217	220
	Minimum	152	152	152	152
76	Maximum	212	217	223	226
	Minimum	156	156	156	156
77	Maximum	218	223	229	232
	Minimum	160	160	160	160
78	Maximum	223	229	235	238
	Minimum	164	164	164	164
79	Maximum	229	235	241	244
	Minimum	168	168	168	168
80	Maximum	234	240	247	250
	Minimum	173	173	173	173

Maximum Body Fat Percentages:

Female Age Groups
Age	17-20	21-27	28-39	40+
Body Fat %	30%	32%	34%	36%

	Male Age Groups
Age	17-20	21-27	28-39	40+
Body Fat %	20%	22%	24%	26%