MARADMINS Number 58624

SEQUENCE TWO FIELDING OF

BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE

ANALYSIS DEVICES IN SUPPORT

OF THE MARINE CORPS BODY

COMPOSITION AND MILITARY

APPEARANCE PROGRAM

Date Signed: 12/5/2024 | MARADMINS Number: 586/24

MARADMINS : 586/24

R 051437Z DEC 24

MARADMIN 586/24

MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA//

SUBJ/SEQUENCE TWO FIELDING OF BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS

DEVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE MARINE CORPS BODY COMPOSITION AND

MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM//

REF/A/DOC/CMC/14DEC22//

REF/B/DOC/CMC/22DEC23//

REF/C/DOC/CMC/23FEB21//

REF/D/DOC/CMC/22AUG22//

REF/E/DOC/CMC/31MAY23//

AMPN/REF A MARADMIN 652/22 FIELDING OF BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE

ANALYSIS DEVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE MARINE CORPS BODY COMPOSITION AND

MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM. REF B IS MARINE CORPS BULLETIN 6110

MARINE CORPS BODY COMPOSITION AND MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM.

REF C IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 6110.3A WITH CHANGE 3 MARINE CORPS BODY

COMPOSITION AND MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM. REF D IS MARADMIN

423/22 FORTHCOMING CHANGES TO THE BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM. REF E

IS MARADMIN 277/23 BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS DEVICE INITIAL

FIELDING SURVEY//

POC/Z. A. STILLER/CAPT/TECOM HUMAN PERFORMANCE BRANCH/QUANTICO/

EMAIL: [email protected]//

GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. The purpose of this MARADMIN is to announce the second sequence of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) device

fielding. Reference (a) was the first BIA device fielding. 2. Reference (b) announced that effective 1 January 2023, Commanders will not formally assign Marines to the body composition program (BCP) or separate Marines for BCP failure unless body fat is estimated by BIA and validated by a unit representative. Training and Education Command (TECOM) is conducting sequence two of fielding BIA devices to the Fleet Marine Force and Headquarters Marine Corps units in support of a long-term plan to transition all body composition evaluation from height/weight tables and circumference method to viable alternatives.
3. The second fielding of 54 BIAs to selected locations will occur during the first quarter of FY25. The following commands have been selected to receive one BIA device each:

3.a. I MEF (I MEF HQSVC)

3.a.1. 1st MARDIV
3.a.1.a. 1st Marine Regiment
3.a.1.b. 5th Marine Regiment
3.a.1.c. 7th Marine Regiment
3.a.1.d. 11th Marine Regiment
3.a.2. 3rd MAW
3.a.2.a. MAG 11
3.a.2.b. MAG 13
3.a.2.c. MAG 16
3.a.2.d. MAG 39
3.a.3. 1st MLG
3.a.3.a. CLR 1
3.a.3.b. CLR 17

3.a.4. 11 MEU

3.a.5. 13 MEU

3.a.6. 15 MEU

3.b. II MEF (II MEF HQSVC)

3.b.1. 2d MARDIV

3.b.1.a. 2d Marine Regiment