If the commander identifies a discrepancy in the profile, he may refer the Soldier to the profiling authority for profile reassessment. On a weekly basis, the installation career counselor or a designated representative receives the profile from the patient administration division and sends it to the first commander in the rank of lieutenant colonel or higher in the Soldier's chain of command. First, the Soldier receives a permanent designator P3 or P4 on a Department of the Army (DA) Form 3349, Physical Profile.
The MAR2 process applies across components, but the timeline may be longer for Army National Guard and Army Reserve actions.įigure 1 provides a look at the process. MAR2 also significantly shortens the turnaround time for adjudication. The MAR2 process saves the Army an estimated $15.3 million and more than 16,000 man-hours annually. As a result of the successful 2-year pilot, the MAR2 process was approved for Army-wide use. Franks' 2009 study identified that the MMRB was cumbersome and confusing.įurther analysis was conducted, and the Army initiated a MAR2 pilot program on Aug. Franks, Jr., to lead an effort to review the medical evaluation board/physical evaluation board process. Casey, Jr., then Army Chief of Staff, asked retired Gen. The MMRB was costly, lengthy to adjudicate, and not streamlined across components. The MMRB (now replaced by the MAR2 program).The Reserve component non-duty-related process.A fitness for duty medical examination.An MEB initiated by the medical treatment facility (MTF).Soldiers are referred to the DES when they no longer meet medical retention standards in accordance with chapter 3 of Army Regulation 40-501, Standards of Medical Fitness. The DES is composed of the medical evaluation board (MEB) and the physical evaluation board (PEB). The DES is used to determine the fitness for duty and applicable disability benefits of Soldiers with duty-related impairments. 23, 2012, through Army Directive 2012-18 and determines whether a Soldier with a permanent physical profile 3 or 4 (P3 or P4) will be retained in his primary MOS (PMOS)/area of concentration (AOC), reclassified into another MOS, or referred to the Disability Evaluation System (DES). The Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Administrative Retention Review (MAR2) is the Army's fix to the confusing and lengthy MOS Medical Retention Board (MMRB) process.
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