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Meeting References

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Jul 13, 2022

Dental Readiness Classification 1 (DRC 1)

A classification for Service members with a current dental readiness assessment who do not require dental treatment or re-evaluation. 

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Jul 13, 2022

DoD Periodic Health Assessment

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 providers to identify medical concerns, educate Service members as to their medical conditions, and refer Service member...

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Jul 13, 2022

DoD Healthcare Provider

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 the DOD. The term “health care provider” is broader than “licensed independent practitioner.&rdquo...

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Jul 13, 2022

Deployability Assessment

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. 

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Jul 13, 2022

Reserve Component (RC)

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 Guard Reserve.

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Jul 13, 2022

Total Force Medical Readiness (TFMR)

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. 

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Jul 13, 2022

Significant Health Information

A physical or medical condition of a Service member that appears to be cause for referral into the DES in accordance with DODI 1332.18 or for a designation as “non-deployable” for a period longer than 90 days.

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Jul 13, 2022

Not Medically Ready (NMR)

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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Jul 13, 2022

Temporary Non Deployable

A category that describes a Service member who, in accordance with DODI 1332.45, has a medical reason that precludes them from deployment when there is a Service expectation that the reason will be resolved and the Service member will be deployable.

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Jul 13, 2022

Total Force

All active component and selected reserve military service members.

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Jul 13, 2022

Sickle Cell Trait

All conditions in which an individual carries the sickle hemoglobin gene mutation on only one beta globin gene. If the other beta globin gene is normal, the individual has sickle cell trait, which is not a disease and does not alter the individual’s life expectancy. Individual knowledge of carrier status is important for family planning to assist in...

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Jul 13, 2022

Supporting Medical Assets

Includes military treatment facility/dental treatment facility services and medical support assigned to units that do not have access to MTF/DTF medical services.

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Jul 13, 2022

Selected Reserve (SELRES)

Those units and individuals within the Ready Reserve designated by their respective Services and approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff as so essential to initial wartime missions that they have priority over all other reserves.  

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Jul 13, 2022

Partially Medically Ready (PMR)

A category for Service members who are overdue for a DOD PHA, classified as DRC 4, or who lack one or more of the following: required immunizations, medical readiness laboratory studies, or individual medical equipment.

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Jul 13, 2022

Dental Readiness Classification 2 (DRC 2)

A classification for Service members with a current dental readiness assessment who require non-urgent dental treatment or re-evaluation for oral or dental conditions that are unlikely to result in dental emergencies within 12 months.

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