![]() ![]() This is because civilian work does not require combat readiness or the ability to serve in a war zone. An injured member may therefore be medically discharged from the ADF for a failure to meet the high fitness and health standards for deployment, yet still be capable of earning an income in suitable civilian work. ADF members must be capable of deployment to operational service and to reliably perform physically and mentally demanding tasks under combat conditions, in locations where there may be no medical support for an ongoing condition. The ADF requires, as a condition of continued employment, high standards of personal physical fitness and functional ability from its members. However, not all persons who have been medically discharged are incapacitated for (civilian) work. M26 Maritime Environment - Defined Limitations and/or Required Materiel Support and/or Access to Health Support (FMO endorsed only) 2.7.2 Significance of an involuntary medical (J51 - J53) dischargeĪ person who has been medically discharged is, virtually by definition, incapacitated for (defence) service. M25 Maritime Environment - Defined Limitations and/or Required Materiel Support - and/or Access to Health Support M24 Maritime Environment - Defined Limitations and/or Required Materiel Support L28 Land Environment - Limited Deployment - MECRB assigned only L27 Land Environment - Limited Deployment - MECRB assigned only J53 Extended transition - Duration up to three years to support separation from the ADF on medical grounds - MECRB assigned only. J52 Not employable on Medical Grounds - Non Effective J51 Not Employable on Medical Grounds - Medically Unfit J44 Extended Non-Effective - MECRB assigned only - Not fit for work for a defined period J42 Employment at Service Discretion - MECRB assigned only - Duration up to five years at any one time J41 Alternate Employment - MECRB assigned only J40 Holding - pending MECRB determination J32 Extended Rehabilitation - MECRB assigned only ![]() J29 Limited Deployment - MECRB assigned only - Defined Limitations and/or Required Materiel Support and Defined Access to Role 2E Health Support J23 Restricted Deployment - Defined Limitations and/or Required Materiel Support and Defined Access to Health Facility J22 Restricted Deployment - Defined Limitations and/or Required Materiel Support J21 Restricted Deployment - Defined Limitations J12 Fully Employable and Deployable - No Restriction/Some Requirement J11 Fully Employable and Deployable - No Restriction/ No Requirement Involuntary medical discharges are mediated by the ADF's medical classification system. The ADF Medical Employment Classification (MEC) has the following levels: 2.7.1 ADF Medical Employment Classification (MEC) This is an administrative matter involving only the person and the Department of Defence. Following a recommendation to medically discharge a person that member has the opportunity to appeal that decision, and to provide reasons why he/she should not be discharged. Involuntary medical discharges from the ADF are made on the recommendation of a Medical Employment Classification Review Board (MECRB) which examines the member and also examines his/her medical record for the purposes of determining whether he/she is incapacitated in the long term, for Defence service. ![]() A medical discharge is an involuntary termination of the person's employment by the ADF on the grounds of permanent or at least long-term unfitness to serve, or unfitness for operational deployment. ![]()
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