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File: 970207_aadco_005.txt1 CATEGORY: Planning ISSUE ITEM #: SUBJECT: Medical Qualification and Mobilization BACKGROUND: There were several reports of personnel being deployed to the AOR who had pre-deployment-existing medical conditions significant enough to require return to CONUS. The problem was partially caused by deploying non-mobility personnel as well as deployments occurring so swiftly that insufficient time was spent on thoroughly screening medical records. Several called-up guard and reserve personnel were found to be not world-wide qualified (primarily due to pregnancy) and were not eligible to be activated nor moved from their local area. DISCUSSION: Unnecessary gaps in critical AFSCs at both AOR and stateside facilities were created when medically unqualified personnel were sent or tasked for deployment of backfill. The resulting personnel gaps in services at our facilities also resulted in contracting for services with O&M funds, and restricting services such as OR to emergency procedures only. ACTION RECOMMENDED: Closer attention to all active duty, reserve, and guard members' medical qualification for world- wide dut-y and more stringent adherence to physical profiling procedures are needed. Medical evaluation board processing should be expedited in borderline cases to insure appropriate world-wide qualification or disqualification. SUGGESTED OPR: ACTIVE DUTY: HQ SAC/SGPAE GUARD/RESERVE: HQ NGB, HQ AFRES
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