physical examination and standards of physical fitness

4. The waist to hip ratio will beused over the weight to height measurementto determine if a soldier meets standards.4-5. Physical Fitness Test. See Appendix B.4-6. Testing.a. All fitness testing is voluntary anddone at the individual’s sole discretion andresponsibility; no soldier or applicant can beordered to complete the testing requirements.However, by electing to not completethe testing, the individual voluntarilydisqualifies and makes himself ineligible forthose activities or actions which require successfulcompletion of a physical fitness test.b. Any person designated by thetesting unit’s commander may conduct thetesting. However, when conducting thewaist to hip ratio measuring, only femalesmay measure females.c. The OIC, NCOIC, or medicalpersonnel have the authority to restrict anymember from participating in physical fitnesstesting. Testing will be conducted in PTclothes, or at the soldier’s option, Class Cuniform without the blouse and with runningshoes in lieu of boots.d. All elements of the fitness testmust be completed in a single testing session;the individual may not do part of thetest one day and part the next. There is nolimit on the number of times an individualmay attempt any or all of the components ofthe test, so long as it is done the same day.The OIC or NCOIC of the testing session willdetermine the start and finish of the session.e. Individuals may rest flat on thefloor in the exercise position between sit-upsand pushups. The resting time counts aspart of the total elapsed time.f. Form 705, Physical Fitness TestRecord, (see Appendix C) will be used torecord the results of a soldier’s physicalfitness test. The form may be completed byany NCO or officer assigned to conduct andvalidate testing.g. The individual conducting the testwill fill in the test results in pen as theyoccur. Result will be compared toRegulation 40-1, Appendixes A and B, todetermine requirements and GO/ NO GOstatus. The appropriate box will be checked.The form will then be signed by the soliderbeing tested and the testing/validation NCOICor OIC.h. The test record will be filed in thesoldier’s local Miltary Personnel RecordsJacket (MPRJ) and a copy forwarded toDCSPER, OHMR for inclusion in the soldier’scentralized MPRJ. Additional copies maydistributed as needed (example: withpromotion recommendation or schoolapplication).4-7. Waiversa. Physical fitness standards cannotbe waived by examiners or by the examinee.b. Examinees initially reported asphysically unacceptable by reason of physicalunfitness based on the physical fitness standardsin this chapter, may request a waiver ofthe physical fitness standards. OHMR Form22-5, OHMR Medical Waiver Agreement, withappropriate documentation attached, will besubmitted through staff channels to the DeputyChief of Staff, Personnel (G1). Waivers maybe granted by the Commanding General,OHMR, with appropriate professional medicaladvice.c. Physical fitness waivers will not begranted for simply being chronically overweight,out of shape, or too old. There mustbe a documented medical basis of physicalimpediment or impairment which precludesthe application of one or more of the standardsof this chapter but which does not impairthe individual’s ability to perform militaryduty. In all cases of waiver, an alternativemeasure, or measures, of physical fitnesstesting will be required.c. Waivers of physical fitness standardswhich have been previously grantedapply automatically to subsequent medicalactions pertinent to the program or purpose forwhich granted without the necessity of confirmationor termination when:1) the duration of the waiver wasnot limited at the time it was granted, and2) the medical or physical conditionhas not interfered with the individual's successfulperformance of military duty, and3) the medical or physical conditionwaived was below retention medical fitnessstandards applicable to the particular program