1 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:02,840 mhm . 2 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:18,240 Being able to do separation . Health 3 00:00:18,240 --> 00:00:20,340 physicals is a win for the National 4 00:00:20,340 --> 00:00:23,490 Guard because we are able to ensure 5 00:00:23,500 --> 00:00:25,556 that the readiness of our Airmen and 6 00:00:25,556 --> 00:00:27,778 soldiers are first and foremost and and 7 00:00:27,778 --> 00:00:29,833 we can ensure that these assessments 8 00:00:29,833 --> 00:00:32,000 are being done and that we can capture 9 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,222 any deficiencies that we might have and 10 00:00:34,222 --> 00:00:36,222 deal with them up front . This is a 11 00:00:36,222 --> 00:00:38,389 policy that we've been working on with 12 00:00:38,389 --> 00:00:40,556 osD health affairs since last summer . 13 00:00:40,556 --> 00:00:42,444 It was a letter signed by General 14 00:00:42,444 --> 00:00:44,389 Hokanson requesting us to have the 15 00:00:44,389 --> 00:00:46,444 ability To conduct separation health 16 00:00:46,444 --> 00:00:49,110 assessments . And so we have 90 days 17 00:00:49,110 --> 00:00:51,420 post when you're coming off of orders 18 00:00:51,420 --> 00:00:53,531 to be able to get this accomplished . 19 00:00:53,531 --> 00:00:55,753 What we're gonna do is you're gonna sit 20 00:00:55,753 --> 00:00:57,920 down with a provider . You're going to 21 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,031 fill out a questionnaire that ask you 22 00:01:00,031 --> 00:01:01,809 questions about your health and 23 00:01:01,809 --> 00:01:04,031 depending on how you respond to it will 24 00:01:04,031 --> 00:01:06,198 direct the way the provider would deem 25 00:01:06,198 --> 00:01:08,364 the best way to do a separation health 26 00:01:08,364 --> 00:01:10,531 physical on you . And what I would say 27 00:01:10,531 --> 00:01:12,698 two soldiers and airmen is if there is 28 00:01:12,698 --> 00:01:14,753 a medical challenge going on in your 29 00:01:14,753 --> 00:01:16,920 life , it's very important that you do 30 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:18,976 this so that we can document it , we 31 00:01:18,976 --> 00:01:21,142 can look into it and we can explore it 32 00:01:21,142 --> 00:01:23,253 and hopefully try to resolve it . You 33 00:01:23,253 --> 00:01:23,210 know , it's just normal day to day . 34 00:01:23,210 --> 00:01:25,377 Things can happen in a person's life . 35 00:01:25,377 --> 00:01:27,321 This is a way for us to be able to 36 00:01:27,321 --> 00:01:29,543 document it and for it to live in their 37 00:01:29,543 --> 00:01:31,599 medical records . It's also a way to 38 00:01:31,599 --> 00:01:33,766 justify and signify that the part time 39 00:01:33,766 --> 00:01:35,821 force , the reserve component in our 40 00:01:35,821 --> 00:01:37,821 case the National Guard , have been 41 00:01:37,821 --> 00:01:39,821 doing a heavy lift for our nation . 42 00:01:39,821 --> 00:01:42,260 What it's all about is people and the 43 00:01:42,260 --> 00:01:44,482 readiness of our forces . And if we can 44 00:01:44,482 --> 00:01:46,649 do it locally , we can take care of it 45 00:01:46,649 --> 00:01:48,816 locally and we can return an airman or 46 00:01:48,816 --> 00:01:50,927 soldier back to a duty status if they 47 00:01:50,927 --> 00:01:52,927 have some sort of medical condition 48 00:01:52,927 --> 00:01:55,149 that would prevent them otherwise . And 49 00:01:55,149 --> 00:01:57,260 so I'm very hopeful that this will be 50 00:01:57,260 --> 00:01:59,093 the beginning of of other policy 51 00:01:59,093 --> 00:02:00,982 changes for us for from a medical 52 00:02:00,982 --> 00:02:03,093 readiness perspective in the National 53 00:02:03,093 --> 00:02:04,360 Guard .