Personnel-General

Administrative Management of Wounded, Ill, or Injured Soldiers

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

MARK A. MILLEY
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff

Official:

KATHLEEN S. MILLER
Administrative Assistant
to the Secretary of the Army

History. This is a new Department of the Army regulation.

Summary. This regulation prescribes policy, procedures, and administrative guidance for the management and support of wounded, ill, or injured Soldiers. Wounded, ill, or injured Soldiers are administratively and medically managed by the Soldiers' organic command, State and Territory (for Army National Guard), regional support commands (for U.S. Army Reserves), U.S. Army Human Resources Command (for individual ready reserve) and Warrior Transition Units and Community Care Units during time of injury through return to duty, or transition to civilian life through medical processing. Pertinent Federal statutes, regulations, and other standards governing these programs and services are cited throughout this regulation. This regulation is supported by AR

40–58 which consolidates policies on the Comprehensive Transition Plan and Warrior Care for transitioning wounded, ill, or injured Soldiers back into the force and/or Veteran status. It reinforces existing Department of the Army, G1 personnel policy that remains in effect to include active duty medical extension, medical retention processing, medical retention processing 2, and medical retention processing – evaluation as well as incorporates major changes in the Warrior Care and Transition Program. DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 7692 (Active Duty for Medical Care Application) and DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 7696 (Commander’s Performance and Capability Checklist) are new electronic forms prescribed in this Army regulation for the management and care of wounded, ill, or injured Soldiers by their chain of command and medical providers and to request active duty orders for the purpose of medical care and/or processing.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G–1. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade

of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25–30 for specific guidance.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions in accordance with AR 11–2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix B).

Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without prior approval from the Deputy Chief of Staff, G–1 (DAPE–MPE), 300 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310–0300.

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to Deputy Chief of Staff, G–1 (DAPE–MPE), 300 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310–0300.

Distribution. This regulation is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

*This regulation supersedes Army Directive 2011–22, dated 21 November 2011.