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Deployed

Date of Publication:

9/18/2012

Definition:

All troop movement of Active Component and Reserve Component personnel resulting from a Joint Chief of Staff or unified command deployment for more than 30 continuous days to a location outside the United States that does not have a permanent military treatment facility (funded by the Defense Health Program).  This includes naval personnel afloat who might be subjected to concussive injuries.

Source of Definition:

DOD Policy Guidance for Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion in the Deployed Setting

Related Glossary Terms:

Deployed | Deployed

Last Updated: June 05, 2024
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