When does enrollment in ABCP start?

• A. On the soldier's next birthday
• B. At the end of the month
• C. On the day that the soldier is notified by the unit commander that they have been entered into the program
• D. Immediately after the APFT

Answer: (C)

Enrollment in the Army Body Composition Program begins on the day the unit commander formally informs the soldier that they have been entered into the program. That notification establishes the official start date and triggers all program requirements—counseling, assignment to a program supervisor, and the schedule of measurements and progress reviews. The other dates—on a birthday, at the end of a month, or right after an APFT—do not determine when enrollment starts; they may be related to timelines or events, but they aren’t the point at which ABCP officially begins. The key idea is that formal notification by the commander creates the official entry into the program and sets the clock for achieving the required body composition goals.