The White Falcon - 03.05.1985, Page 5

Appearance plays greater role in A.F. weight program
RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, (AFNS) -- Appearance will
play a greater role in the Weight Management Pro-
gram as a result of recent changes to Air Force
Regulation 35-11.
Manpower and Personnel Center officials here
said the revised regulation, which will be re-
leased this month, does not change maximum al-
lowable weights, but gives commanders more flex-
ibility in administering the weight program.
Officials explained that commanders will be
able to lower maximum weight standards if people
do not present a professional military appearance
at their current weights.
The revisions still allow commanders to adjust
maximum weights for those people who exceed the
standards, but look good in uniform.
In both cases, a body fat measurement -- or
nomogram — will be used based on revised stand-
ards, officials said.
Under the previous limits, men were allowed 24
percent body fat and women were allowed 32 percent.
The new limits are 20 percent body fat for men
29 and younger and 24 percent for men over 29.
For women, the standard is 26 percent body fat
for those 29 and under and 30 percent for those
over 29.
The revised regulation also allows members to
appeal body fat measurements and weight adjust-
Harry Hong Kong Tailors
Photo by J03 Gregory Belmore
Ming Toong Woo is the proprietor of Harry Hong
Kong Traitors in the Viking Mall. The store
has changed its hours to Monday thru Friday, 10
a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to
6 p.m.
May 3, 1985 The White Falcon
ments to the wing commander and introduces "de-
sired weights" that are 10 percent below maximum
weights, officials said.
Persons who are at or below desired levels
will continue to be weighed annually, while those
who exceed the desired level will be weighed semi-
annually -- in January and July, officials said.
Members no longer will be allowed a "grace"
period under the revised regulation. Previously,
people who were five pounds or less over their
maximum weights were given 30 days to meet the
standard. Now, they will be placed immediately
in the Weight Management Program.
The amount of weight a person in the program
must lose each month has also changed from six
pounds every 60 days to five pounds per month for
men and three pounds per month for women, offi-
cials said.
Also, members on the program will receive
quarterly diet counseling and be required to par-
ticipate in a minimum 90-day exercise program.
People who lose the rquired weight will be
observed for six months instead of one year as a
result of the revised regulation, officials said.
Those who do not progress satisfactorily will be
subject to administrative action.
More information on revised weight standards
is available at the base personnel office. (AFNS)
Standards of Conduct:
rules to live by
in the military
WASHINGTON (NES) - If you're in the Navy there
are certain rules by which you must live.
The Navy's Standards of Conduct and Government
Ethics outlines the ethical conduct expected of
everyone in the Navy -- military and civilian.
Basic requirements of the standards of conduct
direct Navy people to avoid any activity that
would create a conflict of interest, whether real
or perceived, between their activities or private
interests and the public interests of the United
States.
Some of the standards with which you must com-
ply are:
* Navy people must not receive or retain any
direct or indirect financial interest that places
them in a position of conflict. For the purposes
of this ruling, the private interests of a spouse,
minor child or household member are considered as
private interests of naval personnel.
* Navy people cannot use, directly or indir-
ectly, inside information to further a private
gain for themselves or others if that information
is not generally available to the public, and was
Please see CONDUCT on pg. 8
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