4. (U) THE ANNUAL PHA REQUIREMENT AND ALL USR MEDICAL READINESS REQUIREMENTS ARE DEFERRED FOR SOLDIERS CURRENTLY SERVING IN A DEPLOYED STATUS IN A COMBAT AREA. THE PHA AND MEDICAL READINESS RESET WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED DURING THE REINTEGRATION PROCESS DURING DAYS 90-180 POST-DEPLOYMENT. SOLDIERS WILL BE GIVEN A COMBAT EXEMPTION IN MEDPROS DURING DEPLOYMENT AND THE FIRST 180 DAYS OF RESET FOR ALL INDIVIDUAL MEDICAL READINESS REQUIREMENTS.

5. (U) DURING THE FY07-08 TRANSITION PERIOD, THE CURRENT PERIODIC EXAM (CPE) FIELD IN MEDPROS WILL INDICATE SATISFACTORY COMPLIANCE BY SOLDIERS WITH CURRENT ARMY REQUIREMENTS FOR A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION IF EITHER:
5.A. (U) THEIR PERIODIC PHYSICAL IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD (60 MONTHS), THEIR ANNUAL PHYSICAL IS CURRENT (IF REQUIRED UNDER SPECIAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS AVIATION) , OR THE SOLDIER HAS NOT REACHED THE AGE OF 30 BY 01 NOV 08.
5.B. (U) AN ANNUAL PHA IS REPORTED.
5.C. (U) THE SOLDIER IS IN A COMBAT AREA. THIS LOGIC ALSO APPLIES TO "CURRENT PHA" WHEN CONSIDERING DEPLOYABILITY.

6. (U) THE PHA IMPLEMENTAION TRANSITION PERIOD HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 01 NOV 08. AFTER 01 NOV 08 MEDPROS DATA WILL REFLECT SOLDIER NON-COMPLIANCE WITH ARMY REQUIREMENTS IF A PHA HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED OR IS OLDER THAN 15 MONTHS.

7. (U) ACTIVE COMPONENT SOLDIERS WILL OBTAIN THE PHA AT THE LOCATION WHERE THEIR SICK CALL IS PROVIDED OR AT ANY LOCATION ADDITIONALLY DESIGNATED BY THEIR LOCAL MTF. SOLDIERS ON ACTIVE DUTY ASSIGNED TO TRICARE PRIME REMOTE WILL COORDINATE WITH AN ARMY MTF TO SCHEDULE THE PHA. NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENT SOLDIERS WILL START THE PHA BY COMPLETING THE MEDPROS PHA FORM AVAILABLE THRU AKO UNDER "MY MEDICAL". AFTER COMPLETION OF THE ONLINE PORTION, THE SOLDIER WILL COORDINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE PHA THROUGH UNIT LEADERSHIP EITHER VIA FEDS_HEAL (OR OTHER COMPARABLE HEALTH PLAN) OR BY SCHEDULING AT DRILL LOCATION.

8. (U) DURING THE FY07-08 TRANSITION PERIOD, SOLDIERS WILL BE CONSIDERED AS "AVAILABLE", FOR UNIT STATUS REPORTING PURPOSES AND DEPLOYMENT, IF THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED EITHER AN AGE-REQUIRED PERIODIC PHYSICAL EXAMINATION WITHIN THE PAST 5 YEARS (60 MONTHS), OR IF THEY HAVE COMPLETED AN ANNUAL PHA. ACCORDINGLY, UNIT COMMANDERS WILL USE PERSONNEL AVAILABILITY CODE "HA" IN THEIR UNIT STATUS REPORTS SUBMITTED BEGINNING 15 NOV 06 AND ENDING 01 NOV 08 TO INDICATE THE NUMBER OF THEIR SOLDIERS WHO MEET NEITHER OF THE TWO CRITERIA ESTABLISHED IN PARAGRAPH 4 ABOVE. COMMANDERS SHOULD ENSURE THAT ALL SOLDIERS OBTAIN A PHA DURING THIS TRANSITION PERIOD IN ORDER TO MEET INDIVIDUAL MEDICAL READINESS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS WHEN THE TRANSITION PERIOD ENDS.

9. (U) MOBILIZATION OF ALL COMPO SOLDIERS: THE REQUIREMENT FOR A CURRENT 5-YEAR PHYSICAL TO MOBILIZE IS REPLACED BY THE REQUIREMENT TO HAVE A CURRENT (WITHIN 1 YEAR) PHA AND DENTAL SCREEN.

10. (U) HQDA POCs FOR THIS ACTION:
10.A. (U) DCS, G-1 (DAPE-MPE): LTC THOMAS ERICKSON, COM: 703-695-7991, DSN: 225- 6595, EMAIL: THOMAS.ERICKSON@US.ARMY.MIL.
10.B. (U) DCS,G-3/5/7 (DAMO-ODR): LTC DOUGLAS MILLER, COM: 703-697-1715, DSN: 227- 1715, EMAIL: DOUGLAS.MILLER@HQDA-AOC.ARMY.PENTAGON.MIL; OR MR. JUAN CRAYTON, COM: 703-697-9636, DSN: 227-9636, EMAIL: JUAN.CRAYTON@HQDA-AOC.ARMY.PENTAGON.MIL.
C. (U) OTSG (DASG-HSZ): LTC KAREN O'BRIEN, COM: 703-681-0102, DSN: 761-0102, EMAIL: KAREN.OBRIEN@US.ARMY.MIL.

11. (U) EXPIRATION DATE CANNOT BE DETERMINED.

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