Continuation on Active Duty/Continuation on Active Reserve status is governed by which policies?

Continuation on Active Duty/Continuation on Active Reserve status is governed by which policies?

• A. AR 600-8-1 and DoDI 1332.18
• B. AR 635-40 and DoDI 1332.36
• C. AR 40-501 and DoDI 1332.18
• D. AR 635-40 and DoDI 1332.18

Answer: (D)

Continuation on Active Duty and Continuation on Active Reserve status are governed by the medical retention framework that ties Army-specific procedures to DoD policy. AR 635-40 lays out the Army’s medical retention standards, including the Medical Evaluation Board and Physical Evaluation Board processes, which determine who can be retained, placed on medical hold, or separated due to medical reasons. DoDI 1332.18 provides the DoD-wide policy and procedures for the disability evaluation system, outlining how medical fitness for duty is assessed and how decisions about continuation on active duty or in the reserve are made across the services. Together, these establish the authority and steps for medical retention decisions. Other options don’t directly address the combined Army medical retention procedures and DoD disability evaluation framework needed for continuation on active duty or active reserve.

Continuation on Active Duty and Continuation on Active Reserve status are governed by the medical retention framework that ties Army-specific procedures to DoD policy. AR 635-40 lays out the Army’s medical retention standards, including the Medical Evaluation Board and Physical Evaluation Board processes, which determine who can be retained, placed on medical hold, or separated due to medical reasons. DoDI 1332.18 provides the DoD-wide policy and procedures for the disability evaluation system, outlining how medical fitness for duty is assessed and how decisions about continuation on active duty or in the reserve are made across the services. Together, these establish the authority and steps for medical retention decisions. Other options don’t directly address the combined Army medical retention procedures and DoD disability evaluation framework needed for continuation on active duty or active reserve.