I Will Never Leave a Fallen Comrade. Final Task Force Recommendations to Better Fulfill the Army's Duty in MEB/PEB

Abstract

Doing what is right for Wounded, ill, and Injured (WII) Soldiers and Families means establishing trust and transparency through the rapid reinforcement of ongoing initiatives and adopting new measures to complete the US Army's extension of its Warrior Ethos "I will never leave a fallen comrade" to WII Soldiers. Completing the extension of this Ethos, as the US Army has on the battlefield and with major strides already in place for WII Soldiers, will continue to inspire focus not on process but on WII Soldiers and Families, by adapting processes to their needs and goals, and will result in continuing movement away from a major focus on pay and entitlements to focusing on recovery, rehabilitation and transition while protecting or expanding those necessary entitlements. This vision is strategic in reach and contains four tactical lines of operation to reach that strategic end state: Senior Commander Emphasis and assessments, Training and Education, Policy to include major changes to Performance Measures, and Process changes and adjustments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 29, 2009
Accession Number
ADA535635

Entities

People

  • Frederick Franks Jr.

Organizations

  • Army Medical Department

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Brain Injuries
  • Casualties
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Separation
  • Personnel Management
  • Physical Disabilities
  • Task Forces
  • Therapy
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy

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