The Relationship Between Disability Evaluation and Accession Medical Standards : RAND Corporation , 2019
The Relationship Between Disability Evaluation and Accession Medical Standards : RAND Corporation , 2019
From the preface: "Anyone who is interested in enlisting in a military service undergoes a series of evaluations, including a medical examination. A military entrance processing station (MEPS), which is where the medical examination and other assessments take place, evaluates the recruit’s health and fitness against U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and military service accession standards. These standards change over time, which means that the timing of a recruit’s visit to the MEPS determines how strict the medical requirements are that he or she must meet. Recruits who are evaluated under a tighter standard and who are permitted to join are healthier, on average, at the time of enlistment than those who join under less restrictive standards. The strictness of the medical standard at the time of evaluation, and the overall corresponding health of recruits who enlist under the policy, can be correlated with future health and career outcomes."
Authors - Armour, Philip, Krull, Heather, Cottrell, Linda, Edwards, Kathryn A., Azhar, Gulrez Shah, Van Abel, KristinSubjects
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