BLUF

Medical disqualifications and waivers in a competitive and diminishing labour market is a constant balance. Balances between meeting quotas and managing potential battlefield risks, and the health and safety of the affected individual and their fellow service members.
Learning Outcomes:
  • Appreciate the necessity to apply waivers to medical conditions
  • Awareness of medical waivers within other militaries, which may potentially be applied to the ADF
  • Aware that medical waivers may entail some management adjustment
  • Understand the balance between medical conditions and the potential battlefield risks and the health and safety of the affected individual and their fellow service members

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