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

Date Issued

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Submitting OIG

Department of Defense OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Department of Defense OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of Defense

Report Number

DODIG-2023-072

Report Type

Review

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Report updated under NDAA 5274

Open Recommendations

This report has 2 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
D-2023-4072-D0DIEM-0001-0004	No	$0	$0
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	No	$0	$0
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 40-1 to incorporate changes to policy and procedure due to the implementation of the Military Health System GENESIS.