Navy Weight Requirements at a Glance

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Fort Carson swimming Navy physical fitness assessment
Cryptologic Interpretive 2nd Class Brittney Martin, attached to Navy Operational Support Center Fort Carson, swims her portion of the physical fitness assessment at the indoor pool at Ivy Physical Fitness Center on the United States Army installation on Fort Carson. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gilbert Bolibol/U.S. Navy)

Below are the Navy's height and weight allowances for recruits to enlist.

MEN   WOMEN
MAXIMUM   MAXIMUM
Weight Height Weight
(pounds) (inches) (pounds)
97 51 102
102 52 106
107 53 110
112 54 114
117 55 118
122 56 123
127 57 127
131 58 131
136 59 136
141 60 141
145 61 145
150 62 149
155 63 152
160 64 156
165 65 160
170 66 163
175 67 167
181 68 170
186 69 174
191 70 177
196 71 181
201 72 185
206 73 189
211 74 194
216 75 200
221 76 205
226 77 211
231 78 216
236 79 222
241 80 227
246 81 233
251 82 239
256 83 245
261 84 251
266 85 257
271 86 263

The maximum allowable body fat limits are 23% for men and 34% for women.

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