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.
The final product of the programming process within the Department of Defense, the Components Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) displays the resource allocation decisions of the Military Departments in response to and in accordance with Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and Defense Programming Guidance (DPG).
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.