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Navy’s Global Engagement Helps Identify and Mitigate Disease
In support of the Military Health System, the Naval Medical Research Unit-2 is just one global entity that works with local partners to identify and combat global health threats.
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A document used to communicate to commanders the individual medical restrictions for Soldiers and Airmen.
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A category that describes a Service member who has a medical reason that precludes them from deployment, when there is a Service expectation that the reason will not be resolved and the Service member will never be deployable.
The assignment of an AC Sailor, Marine, or Coast Guardsman, in a duty status for 30 days or more, with certain medical limitations or restrictions concerning the duties the Service member may perform. Also known as LIMDU.
A period when a Service member reports to their work space but is excused from performing certain aspects of military duties. Individuals are placed on light duty when they have conditions that are temporary in nature and when recovery or ...
Health assessment encounters include, but are not limited to, DOD PHA, DRHA, mental health assessments, and other specified Service and military occupation–related medical encounters.
A category for Service members who are current in DOD PHA, have a dental readiness assessment classified as DRC 1 or DRC 2, have received all required immunizations based on assignment location, have received all required readiness laboratory ...
A classification for Service members who are overdue for their annual dental readiness assessment.
A classification for Service members who require urgent or emergent dental treatment and require resolution to be FMR, if no other IMR deficits exist.
A classification for Service members with a current dental readiness assessment who do not require dental treatment or re-evaluation.
A health assessment tool used to evaluate and document a Service member’s medical condition, medical readiness status, and deployability status. It is the cornerstone of force health protection, as it is an opportunity for medical ...
A physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, advanced practice nurse, independent duty corpsman, independent duty medical technician, independent health services technician, special forces medical sergeant, or dentist who works for ...
A clinical assignment of a deployability category, at any DOD health care provider encounter, based on the Service member’s current health condition(s) and medical history.
The Armed Forces of the United States RC consists of the Army National Guard of the United States, the Army Reserve, the Navy Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve, the Air National Guard of the United States, the Air Force Reserve, and the Coast ...
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The percent of those Service members available to deploy who are FMR and PMR. This includes all active duty and SELRES Service members not excluded in Paragraph 4.e.
A category for Service members with a DLMC that categorizes them as “temporary non-deployable” or “permanent non-deployable” for medical reasons in accordance with DoDI 1332.45 or who are categorized as DRC 3.
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