"Military Appearance Program (MAP)........ assignment is distinct from BCP assignment and will focus on those who are within height and weight standards and body fat percentages, but present an unsuitable military appearance."
So even if you're within hgt/wgt/body fat standards, can run a 300 PFT, max the proposed CFT but the CO thinks you don't look good in your uniform, he can order you to lose more weight? What about skinny guys like me (who're only 10 pounds OVER minimum weight)? Can the CO order me onto the MAP to GAIN weight? Why bother with hgt/wgt/body fat standards? What about the guys that are so huge from lifting that they can barely fit in their uniform? Will they be told to STOP working out? What if I have really hairy arms? Will I be ordered to shave them? What about my huge eyebrows? Will assignment to this program affect PCS orders or assignment to certain billets. This is dumb.
Honestly, I can't imagine there are many CO's that would assign someone to MAP if they are within standards all around and can run a 1st class PFT.
The CFT.... it probably won't be as painful as everyone thinks. At least it's relatively relevent. I saw a PP brief of the proposed events. There are 7 on there and they will pick 5. They are things like: grenade toss (not live grenades, unfortunately), movement under fire (high crawl, then sprint, then high crawl, etc etc), ammo resupply (carry two 20 pound ammo cans back and forth a few times), fireman carry (sprint out, pick up your buddy, bring him back).... can't remember the others. There was no mention of how it would be scored but it's Pass/Fail.