Review of the Military Services’ Policies and Procedures on the Medical Waiver Process for Recruiting

Submitting OIG:

Department of Defense OIG

Date Issued:

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of Defense

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

DODIG-2023-072

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Review

Special Projects:

DEIA

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Report updated under NDAA 5274:

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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
D-2023-4072-D0DIEM-0001-0002	Open	No
Rec. 2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander of the Navy Recruiting Command establish a tracking mechanism to capture data on applicants medically disqualified by the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command to ensure that potentially eligible applicants are provided a choice of whether to proceed with a medical waiver request, and document the reasons a waiver was not requested to inform change to recruiting processes.
D-2023-4072-D0DIEM-0001-0004	Open	No
Rec. 4: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commanding General of the Marine Corps Recruiting Command establish a tracking mechanism to capture data on applicants medically disqualified by the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command to ensure that potentially eligible applicants are provided a choice of whether to proceed with a medical waiver request, and document the reasons a waiver was not requested to inform change to recruiting processes.
D-2023-4072-D0DIEM-0001-0005	Open	No
Rec. 5: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander of the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command update U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command Regulation 408209;1 to incorporate changes to policy and procedure due to the implementation of the Military Health System GENESIS.

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Review of the Military Services’ Policies and Procedures on the Medical Waiver Process for Recruiting

Related Open Recommendations