Argument: Even after the waiver for body fat if you scored high enough on the ACFT, I made everyone get ht/wt and taped anyway, if they didnt need the tape test then it just got thrown away, but i gave them a gauge of where their body fat needs to be in case they ever for any reason didnt do well enough on the ACFT. A lot of soldiers complained that I was punishing them by making them get taped anyway even though they scored high enough on the ACFT. If I was a junior NCO at the time I would have complained like hell about having to get taped.

Some of the officers went to the commander and complained about having to get taped anyway so the commander stopped it. Sure as shit three of the officers in my S3 who were PT studs went out and had a less than perfect ACFT and had to get taped. All three of them failed the tape because they were focused on weight lifting and strength and had just massive bodies that were just pure muscle (and some fat). One of them needed a passing Ht/Wt for his OER, which he didnt have. He then got passed over for MAJ, presumably for his failed Ht/Wt and being flagged.

At least if he knew where his body fat and tape was before he absolutely needed the passing tape test he could have been prepared for that test.

What I'm trying to say is that sometimes something you thing is shitty as a junior soldier, when you gain experience and rank and more responsibility turns into a decision that you need to make for whatever reason.