Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com Chapter 1 General Provisions 1–1. Purpose This regulation governs— a. Medical fitness standards for enlistment, induction, and appointment, including officer procurement programs. b. Medical fitness standards for retention and separation, including retirement. c. Medical fitness standards for diving, Special Forces, Airborne, Ranger, free fall parachute training and duty, and certain enlisted military occupational specialties (MOSs) and officer assignments. d. Medical standards and policies for aviation. e. Physical profiles. f. Medical examinations and periodic health assessments. 1–2.
References Required and related publications and prescribed and referenced forms are listed in appendix A. 1–3. Explanation of abbreviations and terms Abbreviations and special terms used in this regulation are explained in the glossary. 1–4. Responsibilities a. The Surgeon General (TSG) will develop, revise, interpret, and disseminate current Army medical fitness standards and ensure Army compliance with Department of Defense (DOD) directives pertaining to those standards. TSG has the authority to issue exceptions to policies that are contained in this regulation. b. Director, Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board (DODMERB); Director, Army National Guard; Chief, U.S.
Army Reserve (USAR); Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy (USMA), Director, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), and commanders of the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPCOM), U.S. Army Recruiting Command (USAREC), U.S. Training and Doctrine Command, U.S. Army Medical Command (USAMEDCOM), U.S. Army Human Resources Command (AHRC), State Adjutants Gener- al, and all Army military treatment facilities (MTFs) worldwide, will implement policies prescribed in this regulation applicable to all Active Army and Reserve Component (RC) personnel and applicants for appointment (including all officer procurement programs), enlistment, and induction. c.
Commanders and military personnel officers at all levels of command will implement administrative and com- mand provisions of chapters 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10. 1–5. Medical classification Individuals evaluated under the medical fitness standards contained in this regulation will be reported as indicated below. a. Medically acceptable. Medical examiners will report as “medically acceptable” all individuals who meet the medical fitness standards established for the particular purpose for which examined. No individual will be accepted on a provisional basis subject to the successful treatment or correction of a disqualifying defect. b. Medically unacceptable.
(1) Medical examiners will report as “medically unacceptable” by reason of medical unfitness all individuals who possess any one or more of the medical conditions or physical defects listed in this regulation as a cause for rejection for the specific purpose for which examined, except as noted in (2) below. (2) Medical examiners will report as “Medically unacceptable—prior administrative waiver granted” all individuals who do not meet the medical fitness standards established for the particular purpose for which examined when a waiver has been previously granted and the applicable provisions of paragraph 1–6 apply. 1–6. Review authorities and waivers a.
Medical fitness standards cannot be waived by medical examiners or by the examinee. b. Examinees initially reported as medically unacceptable by reason of medical unfitness when the medical fitness standards in chapter 2, 3, 4, or 5 apply, may request a waiver of the medical fitness standards in accordance with the basic administrative directive governing the personnel action. Upon such request, the designated administrative author- ity or his or her designees for the purpose may grant such a waiver in accordance with current directives.
The Office of the Surgeon General provides guidance when necessary to the review and waiver authorities on the interpretation of the medical standards and appropriateness of medical waivers. The Secretary of the Army is the waiver authority for accession. That authority is delegated down through the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 to the authorities listed in paragraphs c through i below. c. The DODMERB, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO 80840–6518 is the review authority for reports of examinations given applicants for entrance into the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Scholarship Program 1 AR 40–501 • 14 December 2007