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MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION
SUBJECT: Army Directive 2024-01 (Army Fitness Determinations and Deployability)
1. References.
a. Title 10, U.S. Code, sections 1074 and 1074a and Chapter 61
b. Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 1332.18 (Disability Evaluation System),
10 November 2022
c. DoD Instruction 1332.45 (Retention Determinations for Non-Deployable Service
Members), 30 July 2018, incorporating Change 1, effective 27 April 2021
d. DoD Instruction 6490.07 (Deployment-Limiting Medical Conditions for Service
Members and DoD Civilian Employees), 5 February 2010
e. Army Regulation (AR) 40–501 (Standards of Medical Fitness), 27 June 2019
f. AR 635–40 (Disability Evaluation for Retention, Retirement, or Separation),
19 January 2017
2. Purpose. This directive revises AR 635–40 by authorizing the Physical Evaluation
Board (PEB) to determine a Soldier’s fitness for duty based on multiple criteria,
including the ability to deploy with a medical waiver.
3. Applicability. The provisions of this directive apply to the Regular Army, Army
National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and U.S. Army Reserve.
4. Policy.
a. When determining a Soldier’s ability to be found fit in consideration of
deployability, the PEB will consider the following:
(1) Does the Soldier have specialized skills and/or experience/seniority the U.S.
Army requires?
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(2) Does the nonmedical record, including, but not limited to, letters, personal
testimony, and/or evaluation reports, support that the Soldier can reasonably perform
the duties of the office, grade, or rank?
(3) Is the Soldier’s medical condition well controlled such that it is not currently a
decided medical risk to the Soldier’s health or the welfare of other Soldiers?
(4) Can the Soldier’s environment be controlled to prevent exacerbating existing
medical conditions without imposing on the Army unreasonable requirements to
maintain or protect the Soldier?
(5) Does the Soldier’s referred condition(s) make it unlikely the Soldier would
receive a medical waiver to deploy to a Combatant Command Area of Responsibility?
(Pursuant to AR 635–40, the deployability consideration does not apply to general
officers or Medical Corps officers.)
b. No single factor is dispositive, and the PEB may find the Soldier fit for duty based
on the Soldier’s ability to perform the duties of the assigned office, grade, rank, or
rating.
c. The Commanding General, U.S. Army Physical Disability Agency will apply the
appropriate permanent profile code to the Soldier’s profile when approving the PEB’s
findings and recommendations on behalf of the Secretary of the Army.
5. Proponent. The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) is
the proponent for this policy. The Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 will incorporate the
provisions of this directive into AR 635–40 within 2 years of the date of this directive.
6. Duration. This directive is rescinded on publication of the revised regulation.
Christine E. Wormuth
DISTRIBUTION:
Principal Officials of Headquarters, Department of the Army
Commander
U.S. Army Forces Command
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
U.S. Army Materiel Command
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DISTRIBUTION: (CONT)
U.S. Army Futures Command
U.S. Army Pacific
U.S. Army Europe and Africa
U.S. Army Central
U.S. Army North
U.S. Army South
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Strategic Command
U.S. Army Cyber Command
U.S. Army Medical Command
U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army Military District of Washington
U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command
U.S. Army Human Resources Command
U.S. Army Corrections Command
Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy
Commandant, U.S. Army War College
Director, U.S. Army Civilian Human Resources Agency
Executive Director, Military Postal Service Agency
Director, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division
Director, Civilian Protection Center of Excellence
Superintendent, Arlington National Cemetery
Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center
CF:
Principal Cyber Advisor
Director of Enterprise Management
Director, Office of Analytics Integration
Commander, Eighth Army