BCA Roles & Responsibilities Snapshot

BCP — Commander and BCM Roles

Commander-Driven Program

Commander-Driven

The BCP is a unit commander driven program.

Units will adhere to the policy guidance published on 5 January 2023 when administering the BCP.

Commanders or Equivalents

Commanders or equivalents will:

Execute, enforce, and ensure administration of BCA across the unit
Provide safe facilities and equipment, necessary resources, and funding to support the BCP

Body Composition Manager Identification

BCM Sex Requirement

Identify male and female Body Composition Managers (BCMs) within units to administer BCAs and manage myBodyComp for their unit/PAS Code. Units must have at least one of each sex; there is no grade requirement.

Equipment and Forms

Purchase required equipment (e.g., non-stretch tape measure in inches)
Enroll Airmen initially identified during the adaptation period with a WHtR of > 0.55 into a 12-month required informal self-directed Body Composition Improvement Program (BCIP) using DAF Form 108, *Department of the Air Force Fitness Education and Intervention Processing*, until publication of the new DAF Form 113

Informal BCIP — Not a Failure

Informal BCIP Status

Enrollment in the informal self-directed BCIP is NOT considered a failure to meet the BCP standard. Commanders will not take administrative actions during the informal self-directed BCIP.

Encouragement and Reassessment

Commanders or equivalents will:

Encourage compliance with the body composition improvement plan developed by Airmen
Reassess WHtR after completing the informal self-directed BCIP

Formal BCIP — First Failure

Formal BCIP Triggers Failure

Enrollment in the formal self-directed BCIP IS considered the first failure to meet the BCP standard.

Reassessment Schedule

Reassessments will be conducted during the next birth month or 12 months from the last BCA.

Administrative Actions

Repeated Failures

When no medical condition exists that would preclude Airmen from meeting the BCP standard, commanders or equivalents will consider administrative actions to include separation for repeated failures.

Body Composition Managers (BCMs)

BCMs will:

Attend mandatory training before executing duties
Administer BCAs within the unit and only assess members of the same sex
Utilize members' sex reflected in Military Personnel Data System for BCAs
Input WHtR results into myBodyComp to include exemptions
Communicate program requirements for Airmen enrolled in informal and formal self-directed BCIP and assist members using DAF Form 108
Provide unit BCP metrics and reports available in the myBodyComp platform to the unit commander upon request
Inform the unit commander of Airmen who do not meet program requirements (overdue BCA, not meeting BCP standards, non-compliance)

BCP — Airmen Responsibilities and BCIP Path

Annual Birth-Month BCA

Annual BCA

Airmen will assess annually within their birth month or 12 months (out-of-cycle assessment).

Flexibility Window

One-Month Early Option

To ensure decoupling of the PFA and to allow for mission and personal flexibility, members may opt to accomplish their BCA one calendar month before their birth month or reassessment date.

Exemptions

Exemption Triggers

BCAs will NOT be taken when a member is provided:

Deployment exemption
Commander exemption
ARC non-participating exemption

Post-Exemption

Members are required to accomplish a BCA within two months after the exemption expiration.

Medical Restriction Note

All members will have a BCA taken when on a medical restriction unless a profile (AF Form 469) indicates a BCA exemption.

If Identified With WHtR > 0.55 — Initial Path

Airmen will:

Enroll in the 12-month informal self-directed BCIP and reassess WHtR upon completion
Schedule a medical evaluation and assessment for risk factors with their MTF
Review the Health and Readiness Optimization (HeRO) Body Composition Guide
Develop a body composition improvement action plan that outlines:
Strategy
Resources
Counseling options

…and submit it to the BCM and unit commander

ARC Path

ARC members will schedule a medical records review with the Reserve Medical Unit/Guard Medical Unit.

After Informal BCIP — If Still > 0.55

Formal BCIP Path

Airmen will complete the following if identified as not meeting standards (WHtR > 0.55) after completion of the informal self-directed program:

Enroll in the formal self-directed BCIP
Review, continue, and/or adjust body composition improvement plan utilizing resources to achieve the BCP standard:
Medical
HeRO Guide
Local helping agencies
Reassess WHtR during the next birth month or 12 months from the last BCA (out-of-cycle assessment)

Re-Enrollment

Re-enroll in formal self-directed BCIP if identified as failing to meet standard after subsequently meeting standard.