United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2008-06-10 monographic deposited born digital 61 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-546 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-546 P0b002ee18039bf96 f:d08546 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-546 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-546 GAO-08-546 Army personnel Combat readiness Defense operations Government information dissemination Health policy Information management Medical care evaluation Medical examinations Medical information systems Medical records Military health services Military operations Military personnel Military personnel deployment Military personnel records Military policies Mission critical information Needs assessment Records management Risk assessment Standards evaluation DOD Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom Other Written Product A82307

The increasing need for warfighters for the Global War on Terrorism has meant longer and multiple deployments for soldiers. Medical readiness is essential to their performing needed duties, and an impairment that limits a soldier's capacities represents risk to the soldier, the unit, and the mission. Asked to review the Army's compliance with its guidance, GAO examined the extent to which the Army is (1) adhering to its medical and deployment requirements regarding decisions to send soldiers with medical conditions to Iraq and Afghanistan, and (2) deploying soldiers with medical conditions requiring duty limitations, and assigning them to duties suitable for their limitations. GAO reviewed Army guidance, and medical records for those preparing to deploy between April 2006 and March 2007; interviewed Army officials and commanders at Forts Benning, Stewart, and Drum, selected for their high deployment rates; and surveyed deployed soldiers with medical limitations. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-546/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-546.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-546/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-546.pdf GAO-08-546 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-546 Other Written Product GAO-08-546; Military Personnel: Army Needs to Better Enforce Requirements and Improve Record Keeping for Soldiers Whose Medical Conditions May Call for Significant Duty Limitations; Army personnel Combat readiness Defense operations Government information dissemination Health policy Information management Medical care evaluation Medical examinations Medical information systems Medical records Military health services Military operations Military personnel Military personnel deployment Military personnel records Military policies Mission critical information Needs assessment Records management Risk assessment Standards evaluation DOD Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom Title 10 Section 136 10 U.S.C. 136