DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 6110.1K
N171A
22 Apr 2022
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 6110.1K
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM
Ref: (a) OPNAVINST 6100.2A
(b) DoDI 1308.3
(c) MILPERSMAN (NAVPERS 15560D)
(d) SECNAVINST 6120.3A
(e) BUPERSINST 1430.16G
(f) BUPERSINST 1610.10E
(g) SECNAVINST 1920.6D
(h) VA DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Screening and Management of Overweight
and Obesity of July 2020 (NOTAL)
(i) OPNAVINST 5102.1E
(j) OPNAVINST 6100.3A
1. Purpose. To establish policy and requirements for the Navy’s Physical Readiness Program
(PRP) to ensure both Active Component (AC) and Reserve Component (RC) Service members
maintain a healthy lifestyle required to support overall mission readiness per references (a)
through (j).
a. This instruction describes the Navy’s PRP, issues program requirements, defines
responsibilities for compliance and establishes required minimum standards of physical fitness.
b. This instruction is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.
c. Significant changes incorporated include:
(1) Single-site abdominal circumference measurement.
(2) Body Composition Assessment (BCA) spot checks.
(3) Removes the four-month minimum requirement between physical fitness assessments
(PFA).
(4) Removes the elliptical as an authorized testing modality for the official PFA.
