A war, expedition, occupation of an area or territory, battle, skirmish, raid, invasion, rebellion, insurrection, guerilla action, riot, or any other action in which service members are engaged with a hostile or belligerent nation, faction, force, or terrorist. Armed conflict may also include such situations as incidents involving a member while interned ...

The Service member’s decision to accept or appeal the MEB or PEB findings.

The permanent worsening of a pre-Service medical condition over and above the natural progression of the condition.

Full-time duty in the active military service of the United States, including active duty or full-time training duty in the Reserve Component.  Also called AD. See also active duty for training; inactive duty training.  (JP 4-05)

Calendar day.

The PEB’s record of proceedings, which includes the fitness decision, code and percentage rating for each unfitting and compensable condition, stability and permanency of the disability, and administrative determinations.

• Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness
• Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
• Director, Defense Health Agency
• Chief Actuary, DOD Office of the Actuary (through Director, Defense Human Resources Activity)
• Under Secretary of Defense
• (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer of the Department of De...

A document used to communicate to commanders the individual medical restrictions for Soldiers and Airmen.

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 stabilization is expected to return them to a fully “deployable” or “deployable with limitations&rdq...

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 studies, are current with all individual medical equipment, and have a “deployable” or “deployab...

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.