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HRD-81-115 1 (1981-06-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabcbk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION JUNE 24,1981 B-133044 Vice Admiral J. William Cox, MC, USN Surgeon General Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Department of the Navy Dear Admiral Cox: Subject: uplications in Navy Recruit Medical Screening Should Be Eliminatedj (HRD-81-115) A recent GAO survey of military recruit medical screening and processing activities indicated that Navy and Marine Corps basic training centers are duplicating hearing tests and physical exami- nations performed at Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Stations (AFEES). In addition to duplicating the AFEES hearing test at one training center, the Navy/plans to purchase new equipment to expand this practice to all five training centers. Although we did not perform a comprehensive review, we believe that the dupli- cations we noted should be eliminated and are making several rec- ommendations to achieve that end. We analyzed the military recruit medical screening and proc- essing system from two perspectives--the physical examinations given to recruits at the AFEES, and the medical procedures per- formed later when recruits report to their basic training centers. Our primary focus was on the Department of the Navy because avail- able data showed it performed more medical procedures at its basic training centers than did the Army or the Air Force. We began work at the Military Enlistment Processing Command (MEPCOM), Fort Sheridan, Illinois, the joint service command re- sponsible for directing AFEES' activities, to obtain background information concerning AFEES' operating procedures and processes for conducting recruit medical examinations. We also interviewed medical personnel at three AFEES, observed their procedures, and examined documents relating to their physical examination process. (101035) C)/173 L /

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