Great info. Thanks Amy. Now that I have dismantled/hijacked this thread, sorry all, maybe we can open a new topic and have a good solid breakdown of the profiling and its implications.
Maybe you could start a post explaining some of the medical terminology?
A waiver (duty related restrictions), exemption (two differing kinds: duty orPT-temporary), permanent waiver (allowing to do your duty with a contraindicating condition-permanent for whole career with 12 to 18 month reassessments), profile (two: one for PT/ a second for duty limitations- temporary- many believe they are one and the same.A PT profile can not be generated without a duty profile and cannot happen vice versa. Also, the service members need to keep a close eye on expiration dates, as they are different on each and an expired duty profile can cancel out a current pt profile due to what was just stated and they have differing approving officials on the medical side. Your PCM can initiate both, however your PT profile can be trumped and changed by the base physical therapist or exercisologist, who reviews all for the base and gives the last official approval) permanent exemption (after complete MEB-permanent excusal from one or more component of PT test for rest of career, however keeps you non promotable as you can never aquire an"overall" satisfactory as it will show a partial exempt and this is why they have changed the EPRs to reflect this also, also makes you non deployable), permanent profile- (permanent duty related restrictions). ect
Non med group service members tend to use these phrases interchangably. Each is completely differing and have different regs and requirements. It may clear up some issues of wording, regs, and requirements obtaining each. I have seen many service members repeatedly try to fight for or against any one of these items using the incorrect regs and requirements, due to interchangably using these phrases. It might show some going thru the MEB a little more clarity.