Pre-Deployment

BACKGROUND

Pre-Deployment is the period prior to deployment during which deploying personnel and their families prepare for deployment. Pre-Deployment activities include: administrative actions, briefings, training, counseling, and health assessment.

The Pre-Deployment Health Assessment, using the Pre-Deployment Health Assessment Form (DD 2795), is required for all DoD personnel (military, civilian, contractor) in accordance with DoDI 6490.03, Deployment Health for the following types of deployments:

• OCONUS (Outside the Continental United States) deployments with non-fixed U.S. medical treatment facilities (MTFs) for greater than 30 days
• For OCONUS deployments less than 30 days, OCONUS deployments to areas with fixed U.S. MTFs, and CONUS (Continental United States) deployments, it is the operational commander's decision whether a DD 2795 is required. USCENTCOM encourages personnel traveling to the theater for 15 or more days but less than 30 days to complete a DD 2795 and those who travel frequently to complete at least one DD 2795 each year.

The DD 2795 must be reviewed and discussed in a face-to-face interview with a credentialed health care provider (Physician, Physician assistant, Nurse practitioner, Independent duty corpsman/technician, and Special Forces medical sergeant). All providers, except licensed mental health providers, must complete training to perform the mental health assessment portion of the Pre-DHA and make appropriate clinical referrals.

The DD Form 2795 must be completed electronically or in web-enabled format following service-specific directives and using one of the following service-specific data systems: Army MEDPROS (Medical Protection System); Air Force PIMR (Preventive Health Assessment and Individual Medical Readiness) or AFCITA (Air Force Complete Immunization Tracking System) for AFRC; or Navy EDHA (Electronic Deployment Health Assessment). The data will be sent electronically through the service-specific data system to the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC). DD Form 2795 should be printed and placed in the deployer's permanent medical record and a copy placed in the deployer's deployment health record (DD 2766)

The DD 2795 must be completed or confirmed as current within 120 days of the expected date of deployment. The current version of the DD Form 2795, which is dated September 2012, replaces the previous version dated May 1999.

Table of Contents. The following information has been assembled to provide guidance and assistance for pre-deployment processing.

• Clinical Guidance
• Policies and Directives
• DoD/Joint Forces
• Army
• Air Force
• Navy/Marines
• Coast Guard
• Forms and Measures
• Fact Sheets
• Other Preparation for Deployment Information
• Education and Training
• Research
• Related Links

Clinical Guidance

• Pre-Deployment Health Assessment (DD Form 2795), Sep 12
• DD Form 2795
  A PDF version of the form is provided here as a preview of the questions that are included on the form. The form must be completed in an electronic or web-enabled form following service-specific directives and using one of the following service-specific data systems: Army MEDPROS (Medical Protection System); Air Force PIMR (Preventive Health Assessment and Individual Medical Readiness) or AFCITA (Air Force Complete Immunization Tracking System) for AFRC; or Navy EDHA (Electronic Deployment Health Assessment).
• DD Form 2795 Primer, Sep 12


• Recommendations for the Practice of Travel Medicine, Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease Vol 10, Issue 3 , Pages 109-128, May 12


• CDC Health Information for International Travel (Yellow Book)(CDC publishes the Yellow Book every two years as a reference for those who advise international travelers of health risks. The Yellow Book is written primarily for health care providers, although others might find it useful.)

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Policies and Directives

DoD/Joint Forces

• Current
• ASD(HA) Memorandum, Implementation of Revised Department of Defense Forms 2795, 2796, and 2900, 26 Jul 12
• DoDI 6490.03, Deployment Health, 11 Aug 06, Certified Current as of 30 Sep 11 Implements policies and prescribes procedures for deployment health activities, including deployment health assessments, for Joint and Service-specific deployments.
• DoDD 6490.02E, Comprehensive Health Surveillance, 8 Feb 12 (This directive establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for routine, comprehensive health surveillance of all DoD personnel throughout their military service or DoD civilian employment; establishes the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) as the single source for DoD-level health surveillance information: and designates the Secretary of the Army as the DoD Executive Agent (EA) for the AFHSC in accordance with DoDD 5101.1.)
• Directive-Type Memorandum (DTM) 11-011, Mental Health Assessments for Members of the Military Services Deployed in Connection with a Contingency Operation, 12 Aug 11, Incorporating Change 1, 3 Jan 12 and Change 2, 20 Sep 12 (Establishes the policy for person-to-person mental health assessments for each Service member deployed in connection with a contingency operation in accordance with section 708 of Public Law 111-84)
• CENTCOM Reg 220-1, Deployment Health Surveillance and Force Health Protection, 24 Feb 10 (Implements policies and prescribes procedures for deployment health activities for Joint and Service-specific deployments and exercises.)
• DoDI 3020.41, Operational Contract Support (OCS), 20 Dec 11
• Under Secretary of Defense Letter, Mental Health Assessments for Members of the Armed Forces Deployed in Connection with a Contingency Operation, 21 Mar 11 (Response to Congressional Committees on implementation of PL 110-84 Section 708. Includes Air Force, Army and Navy/Marine Corps implementation plans.)
• ASD(HA) Memorandum, Mental Health Assessments for Members of the Armed Forces Deployed in Connection with a Contingency Operation, 19 Jul 10
• DoDI 6490.07, Deployment-Limiting Medical Conditions for Service Members and DoD Civilian Employees, 5 Feb 10
• DoDD 1404.10, DoD Civilian Expeditionary Workforce, 23 Jan 09
• HA Policy 09-006, Policy for Decreasing Use of Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid) in Combat Zones, 12 Mar 09
• ASD(HA) Memorandum, Baseline Pre-deployment Neurocognitive Functional Assessment – Interim Guidance, 28 May 08
• MCM 0028-07, Procedures for Deployment Health Surveillance, 2 Nov 07
• CENTCOM, USCINCCENT Individual Protection and Individual/Unit Deployment Policy
• Policy, 08 May 01
• MOD 11, 2 Dec 11 (MOD 11 with Tabs A and B can be found on the CENTCOM website in the box entitled Guidance for Contractor Personnel)
• ASD (HA) Memorandum, Policy Guidance for Deployment-Limiting Psychiatric Conditions and Medications, 7 Nov 06
• DoD 6055.05-M Occupational Medical Examinations and Surveillance Manual, 2 May 07, Incorporating Change 1, 16 Sep 08
• HA Policy 07-007 Updated Policy for Prevention of Arthropod-Borne Diseases Among Department of Defense Personnel Deployed to Endemic Areas, 18 May 07
• HA Policy 06-008, Policy for Pre- and Post-deployment Serum Collection, 14 Mar 06
• DoDI 6025.19, Individual Medical Readiness (IMR), 3 Jan 06
• USD (Personnel and Readiness) Memorandum, Policy Guidance for Medical Deferral Pending Deployment to Theater of Operations, 9 Feb 06
• HA Policy 04-001, Policy for Department of Defense Deployment Health Quality Assurance Program, 9 Jan 04
• HA Policy 01-017 Updated Policy for Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments and Blood Samples, 25 Oct 01


• Canceled/Superseded
• JCS Memorandum MCM 0006-02, Updated Procedures for Deployment Health Surveillance and Readiness, 1 Feb 02
• HA Policy 04-007, Policy Memorandum - Human Immunodeficiency Virus Interval Testing, 29 Mar 04 (by DoDI 6490.03, Deployment Health, 11 Aug 06)
• HA Policy 03-007, Policy for Use of Force Health Protection Prescription Products, 24 Apr 03 (by DoDI 6490.03, Deployment Health, 11 Aug 06)
• HA Policy 99-002, Policy for Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments and Blood Samples, 6 Oct 98 (by HA Policy 01-017 Updated Policy for Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments and Blood Samples, 25 Oct 01)

Army

• Pre-Deployment Readiness Processing
• Army Dir 2012-13, Policy and Implementing Guidance for Deployment Cycle Support, 21 May 12 (The objective of DCS is to assist deploying Soldiers, DA Civilians and their families with reintegration to predeployment environments. DCS operations will be conducted for all personnel deployed from home station for 90 days or more.)
• ARCENT Waiver Guidance, 2 Feb 10 (Guidance for requesting a deployment waiver for Army Soldiers, civilian employees and contractors who do not meet deployment medical standards.)
• Department of the Army Personnel Policy Guidance (PPG) for Overseas Contingency Operations Provides personnel guidance related to mobilized, employed, deployed, redeployed, and demobilized personnel in support of the overseas contingency operation (OCO). This publication applies to Active Army, the Army National Guard, U.S. Army Reserve, Retired Soldiers, Department of the Army Civilians, Department of Defense Civilians, Contractors, Red Cross Employees, and Army Air Force Exchange Services Employees.
• Army G1 Deployment Cycle Support (DCS) Process Web Page
• AR 600-8-101 Personnel Processing (In-, Out-, Soldier Readiness, Mobilization and Deployment Processing), 18 Jul 03
• AR 614-30, Overseas Service, 30 Mar 10
• AR 350-1, Army Training and Leader Development, 18 Dec 09, Rapid Action Revision 4 Aug 11
• AR 40-501, Standards of Medical Fitness, 14 Dec 07 Rapid Action Revision 4 Aug 11 (Chapter 5 includes Medical fitness standards for deployment and certain geographical areas)
• AR 40-562 / AFJI 48-110 / BUMEDINST 6230.15 / CG COMDTINST M6230.4E Immunizations and Chemoprophylaxis, 29 Sep 06
• DA PAM 600-8-101, Personnel Processing (In-, Out-, Soldier Readiness, Mobilization, and Deployment Processing), 28 May 03
• AR 600-110, Identification, Surveillance, and Administration of Personnel Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), 17 Aug 12
• AR 715-9 Operational Contract Support Planning and Management, 20 Jun 11 (Provides deployment guidance for contractors.)
• DA PAM 690-47, DA Civilian Employee Deployment Guide, 1 Nov 95
• Army Civilian Personnel Online (CPOL), Civilian Expeditionary Workforce Page
• OTSG/MEDCOM Policy Memo 11-077, Women's Deployment Health Screening Requirements, 26 Sep 11
• Pre-Deployment Health Assessment
• AR 11-35 Deployment Occupational Health and Environmental Health Risk Management, 16 May 07
• DASG Memorandum, Deployed Medical Documentation Guidance/Reporting Requirements, 6 May 04, including Enclosure 1

Air Force

• AFGM 48-04, Implementation of Revised Department of Defense Forms 2795, 2796, and 2900 - Deployment Health Assessments, 7 Nov 12 (Replaces guidance in AFI48-120_AFGM3, 8 Mar 11)
• Deployment Health Assessments Program Guide, Air Force, 7 Nov 12 (Located on AFMS Knowledge Exchange) (This guide provides guidance on implementation of the Deployment Health Assessment Program for Air Force healthcare and unit personnel.)
• Air Force Instruction (AFI) 10-403, Deployment Planning and Execution, 20 Sep 12
• HQ USAF/SG3 Memorandum, Landing Gear - Pre and Post Deployment Prevention Education, 22 Apr 08
• AFI 48-123, Medical Examinations and Standards, 24 Sep 09 Incorporating Change 1, 1 Jun 10
• HQ USAF/SGO Memorandum, Automation of Pre-and Post-Deployment Health Assessment Forms, 1 Oct 04
• HQ USAF/SG, Medical Procedures for Deployment Health Surveillance, 22 May 03

Navy/Marines

• BUMEDINST 1300.4, BUMED-M9, ReDeployment Screening Procedures for Individuals Returning from Overseas Contingency Operations Support Assignments, 23 Oct 12
• BUMEDNOTE 6100, Mental Health Assessment for Members of the Armed Forces Deployed in Support of Contingency Operations, 5 Apr 12
• BUMEDINST 1300.3A, BUMED-MOOWII, Suitability Screening for Individuals Nominated for Individual Augmentee and Support Assignments to Overseas Contingency Operations, and Specific Temporary Additional Duty Assignments, 6 Jul 10
• NAVMED Policy 10-012, Pre-Deployment Trauma Training for Deploying Navy Medical Department Personnel, 9 Aug 10
• BUMED Instruction (BUMEDINST) 1300.3a, Suitability Screening for Individuals Nominated for Individual Augmentee and Support Assignments to Overseas Contingency Operations, and Specific Temporary Additional Duty Assignments, 6 Jul 10
• OPNAVINST 6100.3, Deployment Health Assessment (DHA) Process, 12 Jan 09
• NAVADMIN 207-08, Deployment Health Assessment Policy and Process, 22 Jul 08
• NAVMED Policy 07-009 Deployment Medical Readiness, 6 Apr 07
• BUMEDINST 1300.2A, Suitability Screening, Medical Assignment Screening, and Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMB) Identification and Enrollment, 23 Jun 06 (Includes information on suitability screening for assignment to overseas or remote duty assignments)
• NAVMED Policy 06-005, Deployment Readiness, 31 May 06
• NAVMED P-117, Manual of the Medical Department Chapter 15, Medical Examinations, 12 Apr 05 (including changes)
• NAVMED P-117, Manual of the Medical Department Chapter 18, Medical Evaluation Boards, 10 Jan 05

Coast Guard

• COMDTINST M6000 1E, Coast Guard Medical Manual, Apr 11 (Chapter 6 Medical Readiness and Deployment Health)

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Forms and Measures

• Pre-Deployment Health Assessment (DD Form 2795), May 99
• DD Form 2795
  A PDF version of the form is provided here as a preview of the questions that are included on the form. The form must be completed in an electronic or web-enabled form following service-specific directives and using one of the following service-specific data systems: Army MEDPROS (Medical Protection System); Air Force PIMR (Preventive Health Assessment and Individual Medical Readiness) or AFCITA (Air Force Complete Immunization Tracking System) for AFRC; or Navy EDHA (Electronic Deployment Health Assessment).
• DD Form 2795 Primer, Jun 10
• DA Form 7631 Army Deployment Cycle Support (DCS) Checklist, Mar 07
• Readiness and Deployment Checklist (DA Form 7425), Sep 10
• Other Forms and Measures

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Fact Sheets

• Deployment Health Assessment Program Fact Sheet, Army G1
• Deployment Health and Family Readiness Library Fact Sheet, Hazardous Noise and Deployment - Information for Service members and their Families, 20 Jul 07
• Deployment Health and Family Readiness Library Fact Sheet, The New Emotional Cycles of Deployment, Jul 06
• USAPHC Deployment Health Cards and Guides
• What Does It take to Make a Soldier Deployable?
• Deployment Related Health Assessments, 07 Why Do I Need All Three?

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Other Preparation for Deployment Information

• DoD Pharmacoeconomic Center, Deployment Medication Information Resource Page
• Real Warriors Campaign, Preparing for Deployment
• GAO Report 08-546, Army Needs to Better Enforce Requirements and Improve Record Keeping for Soldiers Whose Medical Conditions May Call for Significant Duty Limitations, Jun 08
• GAO Report 08-615, Mental Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Screening Efforts Implemented, but Consistent Pre-Deployment Medical Record Review Policies Needed. May 08
• Armed Forces Cross Roads Predeployment Guide
• Air Force MTF Flowchart, Deployment Health for DoD Civilian Personnel
• Air Force Readiness Edge (A Guide for Managing Deployment-Related Stress)
• Commanders and Supervisors
• Family
• USAPHC Pocket Card, Entomology: DoD Insect Repellent System Card, Jun 12
• USAPHC Technical Information Paper #18-001-0508 Permethrin Treatment and Flame-Resistant Army Combat Uniforms for Deploying Soldiers
• USAPHC TG 41, Personal Hearing Protective Devices - Their Fitting, Care and Use, Mar 06
• USAPHC Technical Guide 281, A Guide to Female Soldier Readiness, Jun 10
• USAPHC Technical Guide 007, Vision Readiness Screening Guide, Nov 12
• Country-specific Travel Information
• US Department of State, Country Specific Travel Information Web Page
• US Department of State, Country Background Notes Web Page
• US Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook
• DHCC Deployment Atlas, Feb 04
• CDC Learn About Your Destination Web Page
• World Health Organization (WHO) Country Profiles

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Education and Training

• Healthcare Provider
• DoD Training to Administer DoD Deployment Mental Health Assessments,
  Official DoD Training designed to train and certify non-mental health providers to perform deployment mental health assessments for Service members in accordance with Public Law 111-84, 28 Oct 09 Title VII Health Care Provisions Section 708 and ASD(HA) Memorandum, Mental Health Assessments for Members of the Armed Forces Deployed in Connection with a Contingency Operation, 19 Jul 10. Problems with accessing the posttest should be addressed to the Force Health Protection and Readiness (FHP&R) Help Desk (703) 578-8673. CME credits available.
• Air Force DMHA Training (Required for Air Force personnel, this training serves as a supplement to the DoD training. Information about the training can be found on AFMS Kx Deployment Health Page.)
• Deployment Health Clinical Training Series, Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessment Process, Jan 04
• Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute (DMRTI)



• Service Member
• Army Resilience Training  (Formerly Battlemind Training, Resilience Training reflects a strength-based, positive psychology approach to Warrior behavioral health. It is designed for Warriors, Leaders, Spouses, Families and behavioral health providers. Training and information is targeted to all phases of the Warrior deployment cycle, Warrior life cycle and Warrior support system.)”
• Air Force Landing Gear Program  (Pre and Post Deployment Prevention Education) (Pre-Deployment education is designed to prepare Airmen to cope with traumatic events and Post-Deployment training is designed to facilitate smooth reentry into work/family life.)
• Navy Individual Augmentee(This website provides resources which support the IA Sailor, Family, Command, and Employer throughout the IA Continuum (Pre-deployment, Man, Train, and Equip, Boots on Ground, and Re-deployment (de-mobilization) phases).)

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Research

• FHP&R Deployment Health Medical Research Library

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Related Links

• Pre-Deployment Health Assessment Guidance
  • Army - My Medical Readiness Page (on Army Knowledge Exchange)
  • Air Force - Deployment Health Assessment Program Office (on AFMS Knowledge Exchange)
  • Navy - Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center Electronic Deployment Health Assessment Website
• Army National Guard G1 Personnel Gateway, Deployment Health Assessment Program (DHAP) Page
• Army G-1 Deployment Cycle Support Process (DCS) Page
• FHP&R Deployment Health and Family Readiness Library
• AFHSC (Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center)
• USAPHC HOOAH 4 HEALTH Deployment Page
• USAREUR G1 Human Dimension Resources (Pre- and Post-Deployment resources for soldiers, civilians, and family members)
• Army Civilian Personnel Online (CPOL), Civilian Expeditionary Workforce Page
• US Coast Guard Office of Health Services, Deployment Health Web Page
• DoD Civilian Personnel Management Service (CPMS), Opportunities for DoD Civilians Employees to Serve Worldwide
• MILVAX (Military Vaccine Agency)
• NMCPHC (Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center) Deployment Health Page
• Enhanced Post-Deployment Health Assessment Process (DD Form 2796) Page
• Military.com Deployment Center
• CONUS Replacement Center, Fort Benning (The CRC Battalion receives and processes Non-unit Related Personnel (NRP) for deployment to and redeployment from the theaters of operation, provides command and control, logistical support, and executes Theater Specific Individual Readiness Training (TSIRT) in order to support overseas contingency operations.)

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