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Only applicants not meeting the Navy weight standard for their height will be measured for body fat percentage. Applicants measured at 33 percent body fat or less may DEP and ship regardless of their weight. Body Fat Measurements are performed according to the instructions contained in OPNAV Instruction 6110.1G - PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM

A female applicant may DEP provided she weighs at or below the Navy Weight Standards, regardless of her body fat percentage.

A female applicant may SHIP to boot camp provided she meets the following weight/body fat standards:

(1) Be within Navy standards; or

(2) Not 34 percent body fat.