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Senators press Pentagon on new medical system’s recruiting impact

September 14, 2023

Geoff Ziezulewicz and Irene Loewenson

Military Times

By Geoff Ziezulewicz and Irene Loewenson, Military Times / September 14, 2023

In the midst of an historic recruiting crisis, two U.S. senators are pressing the Defense Department on whether a new medical screening system is hindering recruitment.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., sent Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin a letter Wednesday seeking answers about whether Military Health System Genesis — a medical records platform that the military first used for screening recruits last year — has slowed the recruitment process by forcing qualified applicants to secure medical waivers.

“While some of these flags merit review, the system is also delaying enlistees with manageable or long-healed injuries,” the letter states. “This may delay recruits’ enlistment processes if medical conditions require applicants to obtain medical waivers, which can take weeks or even months to be completed.”

Read the rest of the article here: www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2023/09/13/senators-press-pentagon-on-new-medical-systems-recruiting-impact/

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