I never made weight for my height while in the Army, but it was obvious I wasn’t overweight. At six foot and 225 pounds, I was over my max weight by 35 pounds — even though I crushed my PT tests.

When it is not possible to measure weight and height to calculate a patient’s BMI, the mid-arm circumference measure can be taken, although this is not commonly used in practice. MAG (2011) states ...