Army Height and Weight Calculator & Standards

Check Army height and weight standards for enlistment by age, sex, and height on the AR 40-501 chart, and see how the 2026 in-service WHtR rule differs.

Army height and weight chart (AR 40-501)

Initial Army procurement · All published height rows · Pounds
Sex	Height (in)	Minimum	17–20 max	21–27 max	28–39 max	40+ max
male	58	91	129	128	135	138
male	59	94	134	132	139	142
male	60	97	139	141	143	146
male	61	100	144	146	148	151
male	62	104	148	150	153	156
male	63	107	153	155	158	161
male	64	110	158	160	163	166
male	65	114	163	165	168	171
male	66	117	168	170	173	177
male	67	121	174	176	179	182
male	68	125	179	181	184	187
male	69	128	184	186	189	193
male	70	132	189	192	195	199
male	71	136	194	197	201	204
male	72	140	200	203	206	210
male	73	144	205	208	212	216
male	74	148	211	214	218	222
male	75	152	217	220	224	228
male	76	156	223	226	230	234
male	77	160	229	232	236	240
male	78	164	235	238	242	247
male	79	168	241	244	248	253
male	80	173	247	250	255	259
female	58	91	122	124	126	127
female	59	94	127	128	130	131
female	60	97	132	134	135	136
female	61	100	136	137	139	141
female	62	104	140	141	144	145
female	63	107	145	147	148	149
female	64	110	149	151	153	154
female	65	114	154	156	158	160
female	66	117	160	160	162	165
female	67	121	163	166	168	169
female	68	125	168	171	173	174
female	69	128	173	176	178	180
female	70	132	178	181	183	185
female	71	136	183	186	188	191
female	72	140	189	191	194	196
female	73	144	194	196	200	202
female	74	148	199	203	204	206
female	75	152	205	208	210	212
female	76	156	210	213	215	216
female	77	160	216	219	221	223
female	78	164	222	224	227	229
female	79	168	227	230	234	236
female	80	173	233	236	240	241

Army height and weight standards: enlistment vs. in service

AR 40-501 paragraph 2-3 and Tables 2-1/2-2 publish the Army height and weight standards used to screen applicants for initial procurement. The 2025 administrative revisions update references and terminology; these tables retain their 2019 values. A recruiter or medical examiner applies the complete accession rules, including exceptions.

The July 2026 Army body-composition procedure uses waist-to-height ratio for serving Soldiers. See the Army body fat calculator and source register. The weight screen shown here is not a substitute for that procedure.

Source: AR 40-501, paragraphs 2-3 and Tables 2-1/2-2. APD copy with administrative revisions.

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Questions about this tool

Why does the accession tool still ask for weight?

AR 40-501 publishes initial procurement weight screens by height, age, and sex. This is a different decision from the current in-service Army waist-to-height procedure. The page keeps those purposes explicit so a serving Soldier does not mistake an accession weight range for the July 2026 body-composition standard.

How does a half inch affect accession height?

Paragraph 2-3 rounds height to the nearest whole inch: a fraction below one-half rounds down, while one-half or greater rounds up. The recorded whole-inch height chooses the table row. This differs from the half-inch recording used by current Army in-service WHtR screening and should not be substituted for it.

Does exceeding the accession weight screen automatically reject an applicant?

Exceeding the table’s upper weight triggers body-composition evaluation under the complete accession rules; this weight lookup alone does not establish final enlistment eligibility. Special programs and waivers can require separate review. Ask your recruiter or medical examiner to apply the governing instructions to your actual application and recorded measurements.

Are the displayed male and female ranges the same?

The minimum weights in the archived tables coincide at each listed height, while upper screening weights vary by sex and age band. The tool selects the appropriate published row and column rather than estimating a range from BMI. It identifies heights outside the published range without inventing additional table rows.