Medical Fitness Standards and Medical Examination Policies Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Abstract

Policies that were implemented for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm in the areas of medical fitness standards and medical examination procedures were not a part of existing regulations and had to be developed and implemented quickly. The purpose of this paper is to document the policies that were developed and the rationale for the policies. It includes background on fitness policies used during other wars or contingency operations and emphasizes the importance, given the reduced base force, to insure that medical standards and examination policies support a ready Total Army.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 05, 1993
Accession Number
ADA263917

Entities

People

  • Christine J. Wortzel

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Army Personnel
  • Classification
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Medical Examination
  • Medical Personnel
  • Medical Screening
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Strategy
  • Security
  • Southwest Asia
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design