SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member 1066990 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-65456"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fif-you-ever-get-into-the-abcp-should-you-be-held-accountable-for-the-age-group-you-got-in-at-first-place%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=If+you+ever+get+into+the+ABCP%2C+should+you+be+held+accountable+for+the+age+group+you+got+in+at+first+place%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fif-you-ever-get-into-the-abcp-should-you-be-held-accountable-for-the-age-group-you-got-in-at-first-place&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AIf you ever get into the ABCP, should you be held accountable for the age group you got in at first place?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-you-ever-get-into-the-abcp-should-you-be-held-accountable-for-the-age-group-you-got-in-at-first-place" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="4e0f8e1a2285f8138e3b6d09a62aa618" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/065/456/for_gallery_v2/fd8ed37c.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/065/456/large_v3/fd8ed37c.jpg" alt="Fd8ed37c" /></a></div></div>I was talking with a guy recently, he was in the ABCP, I asked him how he was doing with the program, since I wasn't seeing any improvement. To my surprise he told me that he got out and he was doing good. When I asked him how he did it, he told me that he just turn older while in the program and the body fat % went up with his age, so he passed the tape next time he got measured. <br /><br />I found this unfair, to say the least, shouldn't you show improvement while in the program? How come that you can get out as easy as just getting older? I would get it if is someone right in the line, not busted, and got a few more percents but, getting out for age and not improvement don't seem like the program did it's purpose. <br /> If you ever get into the ABCP, should you be held accountable for the age group you got in at first place? 2015-10-26T13:25:47-04:00 SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member 1066990 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-65456"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fif-you-ever-get-into-the-abcp-should-you-be-held-accountable-for-the-age-group-you-got-in-at-first-place%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=If+you+ever+get+into+the+ABCP%2C+should+you+be+held+accountable+for+the+age+group+you+got+in+at+first+place%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fif-you-ever-get-into-the-abcp-should-you-be-held-accountable-for-the-age-group-you-got-in-at-first-place&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AIf you ever get into the ABCP, should you be held accountable for the age group you got in at first place?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-you-ever-get-into-the-abcp-should-you-be-held-accountable-for-the-age-group-you-got-in-at-first-place" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="2dfa4111b49c0d71b391365509536205" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/065/456/for_gallery_v2/fd8ed37c.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/065/456/large_v3/fd8ed37c.jpg" alt="Fd8ed37c" /></a></div></div>I was talking with a guy recently, he was in the ABCP, I asked him how he was doing with the program, since I wasn't seeing any improvement. To my surprise he told me that he got out and he was doing good. When I asked him how he did it, he told me that he just turn older while in the program and the body fat % went up with his age, so he passed the tape next time he got measured. <br /><br />I found this unfair, to say the least, shouldn't you show improvement while in the program? How come that you can get out as easy as just getting older? I would get it if is someone right in the line, not busted, and got a few more percents but, getting out for age and not improvement don't seem like the program did it's purpose. <br /> If you ever get into the ABCP, should you be held accountable for the age group you got in at first place? 2015-10-26T13:25:47-04:00 2015-10-26T13:25:47-04:00 SFC Stephen King 1066998 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>IAW AR 600-9<br />3–6. Actions, counselings, and evaluations for Active Component and Reserve Component Soldiers<br />on active duty<br />(e) Must meet the body fat standard in order to be released from the ABCP.<br /><br />This is based on age Response by SFC Stephen King made Oct 26 at 2015 1:29 PM 2015-10-26T13:29:56-04:00 2015-10-26T13:29:56-04:00 2015-10-26T13:25:47-04:00