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In accordance with the DoDI, paragraph 1.2c(1), applicants testing positive NOW with any contagious virus/disease, will be DQd by DoDMERB.
Timing - In the interest of any applicant and any Service Academy, whether they become resolved or not, DoDMERB will maintain that DQ and defer to the Service Academy to render a waiver decision.
“Why is that, if the applicant is ‘resolved?’” Because we don’t want to speak for any Academy regarding their responsibility with a large number of folks, living in close quarters with each other, and having significant physical contact.
COVID-19 - You’ve all heard that there’s a lot of unknowns regarding this specific virus. At this specific moment in time, the definition of resolution and cessation of transmissibility, have not been clearly defined. Will those definitions become clear in time? In all likelihood yes. But again, the “risk assessment” authority, CLEARLY belongs to the Academies legally charged with the health and welfare of cadets/midshipmen.
That is the general answer to the general question, while I’ll emphasize that each case will be addressed with the specifics related to that individual.
Timing - In the interest of any applicant and any Service Academy, whether they become resolved or not, DoDMERB will maintain that DQ and defer to the Service Academy to render a waiver decision.
“Why is that, if the applicant is ‘resolved?’” Because we don’t want to speak for any Academy regarding their responsibility with a large number of folks, living in close quarters with each other, and having significant physical contact.
COVID-19 - You’ve all heard that there’s a lot of unknowns regarding this specific virus. At this specific moment in time, the definition of resolution and cessation of transmissibility, have not been clearly defined. Will those definitions become clear in time? In all likelihood yes. But again, the “risk assessment” authority, CLEARLY belongs to the Academies legally charged with the health and welfare of cadets/midshipmen.
That is the general answer to the general question, while I’ll emphasize that each case will be addressed with the specifics related to that individual.