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We found 76 items potentially matching "Policy on Accessions"
The Prevalence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and ADHD Medication Treatment in Active Component Service Members, U.S. Armed Forces, 2014–2018
In accordance with the authority in DOD Directive 5124.02, this issuance establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures regarding the standards for military service accession, retention, separation, in-service transition, and medical care for Service members and applicants for accession to the Military Services with gender ...
Update: Routine Screening for Antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Civilian Applicants for U.S. Military Service and U.S. Armed Forces, Active and Reserve Components, January 2015–June 2020
Letter to the Editor: G6PD Deficiency in the Tafenoquine Era
The Military Departments must seek ways to maximize accessions in a responsible manner to minimize a reduction in military end strength and the potential deterioration of mid-and long-term readiness and capacity.
Implements the policy in the Feb. 22, 2018 Secretary of Defense Memorandum and the February 2018 DOD Report and Recommendations on Military Service by Transgender Persons, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures regarding the standards for accession, retention, separation, in-service transition, and medical care for Service members and ...
Prevalence of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency, U.S. Armed Forces, May 2004–Sept. 2018
Case Report: Tick-borne Encephalitis Virus Infection in Beneficiaries of the U.S. Military Healthcare System in Southern Germany
Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella Among Service Members and Other Beneficiaries of the Military Health System, 1 Jan. 2016–30 June 2019
Absolute and Relative Morbidity Burdens Attributable to Ocular and Vision-Related Conditions, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2018
This Air Force Policy Memorandum immediately establishes specific Air Force policy and provides guidance associated with the accession and in-service transition of exempt Airmen identifying as transgender with a diagnosis of gender dysphoria. Compliance with this memorandum is mandatory.
Update: Routine Screening for Antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Civilian Applicants for U.S. Military Service and U.S. Armed Forces, Active and Reserve Components, Jan. 2014–June 2019
Evaluation of Serological Testing for Lyme Disease in Military Health System Beneficiaries in Germany, 2013–2017
This analysis summarizes the prevalence of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) during 2017 among active component service men by demographic and military characteristics. This analysis also determines the percentage of those receiving TRT in 2017 who had an indication for receiving TRT using the 2018 American Urological Association (AUA) clinical ...
This report uses ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes (277.7 and E88.81, respectively) for the metabolic syndrome (MetS) to summarize trends in the incidence and prevalence of this condition among active component members of the U.S. Armed Forces between 2002 and 2017. During this period, the crude overall incidence rate of MetS was 7.5 cases per 100,000 person ...
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