Though body mass index is a simple, easy, and inexpensive way to measure your body size and fat content, it is not perfect. Because it does not directly measure your body fat, the results will not be as accurate as other measures.
General Information/Narrative [Suggest Change] Prior to submission of the Program Objective Memorandum (POM) to OSD in July (e.g. 2015), operational organizations and field activities such as program offices begin developing their individual POMs as a prelude to the headquarters' call for budget estimates.
Each Service POM is then forwarded to OSD for review and consolidation at the DOD level. POMs are done every two years (odd years only) by DOD . activities. The POM will normally request funds for four (4) future years, contain budget estimate information for the next two (2) years for a total of six years.