Usability
The usefulness of soldiers for the different use rows or for special uses in the army for the first time as part of the screening or during the acceptance testing for applicants as a soldier on time determined. In addition to considering the previous training course and taking into account existing qualifications, cognitive and practical skills and abilities are also tested. These evaluation criteria are continuously checked in the course of the service period and significantly determine the further uses or the related unsuitability.
Health fitness
Special investigations
In addition to the assessment criteria mentioned above, the soldier's state of health plays a decisive role. The general physical condition is examined by the doctor for the first time during the draft or during the acceptance test for regular soldiers . The result is recorded for non-medical bodies in the form of the degree of fitness . As part of the convocation , the result of the medical examination will be checked again. In addition, within the scope of this examination, the responsible disciplinary superior can have the soldier examined by the responsible troop doctor for the health suitability for use in certain posts (e.g. military drivers, combat swimmers , etc.). The troop doctor communicates the result of the examination to the disciplinary superior in the form of a “medical report for the personnel file” with “usable” or “not usable” or “limited usable”, stating conditions / exemptions but always without diagnosis. If the recruitment examination reveals that the state of health has deteriorated to an extent that does not permit service in the armed forces , the soldier can be postponed from military service as "temporarily unusable" or, if rehabilitation is not expected, permanently classified as "unusable".
Special examinations may also be necessary on other occasions (e.g. further engagement, acceptance as a professional soldier , usability of the kitchen, suitability for enforcement, suitability for courses, etc.) during the service period . If a soldier's health is impaired in the course of his service life, which prevents him from being permanently employed as a soldier, his dismissal can take place in the context of disability proceedings.
Examination in case of illness
If a soldier falls ill , the unit presents him to the responsible troop doctor for a medical examination using a medical registration form. The responsible medical officer documents the Befundungsergebnis in the health record (short G-file called) of the patient. He informs the disciplinary superior of any restrictions on the sick note. In addition to the "exemption from all services" (inpatient admission or "sick at home - KzH"), the usual notes also include temporary use restrictions, such as marching, sports, field service, carrying exemptions or more precise descriptions of the restrictions (e.g. B. "no swimming", "only sedentary work" etc.)
In the case of illnesses that are likely to extend over a longer period of time, the military doctor assesses the expected period and extent of the restrictions on use or the need for final discharge from military service in the form of a special examination.
