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days before final disposition is made; for example,
temporary limited duty (TLD) boards.
Continued military service would probably result
in extended hospitalization or other close medical
supervision, or be likely to aggravate the existing
condition.
The service members condition includes the
presence of mental incompetency or incapability to
manage personal or financial affairs.
The service members condition requires
permanent assignment limitations; for example, specific
geographic assignment.
The service member suffers significant illness or
injury that may impact on future service even though the
member may now appear to be physically qualified for
full duty.
The service member refuses reasonable medical,
dental, or surgical treatment and the members ability to
perform full duty is suspect.
The service member is an inactive reservist with
an injury or illness incurred in or aggravated during a
period of active service and the period of required
treatment, rehabilitation, or convalescence is expected
to exceed 12 weeks.
There are other occasions when medical boards may
be considered. Refer to chapter 18 of the Manual of the
Medical Department, NAVMED P-117, for more
information on medical boards. Become acquainted
with information contained in chapter 18 of the Manual
of the Medical Department to help you when you
counsel service members concerning medical boards.
LIMITED DUTY
Limited duty (LIMDU) is the assignment of a
member of a duty status, following a medical boards
action, for a specified period of time with certain
medical restrictions on the duties that a member may
perform. The following information as well as
information contained in the Manual of the Medical
Department, NAVMED P-117; the MILPERSMAN,
Article 1830120; and the Enlisted Transfer Manual
(ENLTRANSMAN), chapter 27; will help you when
you counsel members concerning LIMDU.
One of your responsibilities as a PN1 or PNC is to
inform and counsel personnel about the limited duty
designators that they may be assigned in view of
particular circumstances. A member does not
necessarily have to be medically or physically
disqualified from certain types of duty to be assigned a
particular limited duty designator. Limited duty
designators are described as follows and in the
MILPERSMAN, Article 1830120.
Foreign nationals who are enlisted or inducted and
subsequently designated by special program codes
authorized by CHNAVPERS are assigned the limited
duty designator (L-1) Foreign National-restricted by
reason other than physical disqualification to duty
assignments prescribed by CHNAVPERS.
Directives provide for retention on active duty of
enlisted members whose physical condition falls below
the standard normally acceptable for retention. When
such members are retained on active duty, they are
assigned to duty after classification by CHNAVPERS
into one of the following categories:
(L-2) Disqualified for duty involving flying or
for duty in submarines, but qualified for all other types
of duty.
(L-3) Disqualified for all combat vessels, duty
involving flying, and submarine duty, but qualified for
auxiliary vessels, foreign shore, and U.S. shore.
(L-4) Disqualified for all combat vessels, duty
involving flying, submarines, and auxiliary vessels, but
qualified for foreign shore and U.S. shore.
(L-5) Disqualified for all combat vessels, duty
involving flying, submarines, auxiliary vessels, and
foreign shore, but qualified for U.S. shore.
(L-6) Disqualified for assignment from the area
or activity to which last assigned, unless ordered by
name by CHNAVPERS or administrative or type
commander who issued the last assignment.
(L-7) Disqualified for assignment to any duty
that involves exposure to ionizing radiation. (This
category is assigned only to those members whose
dosimeter reading, by reason of acute excessive
exposure to ionizing radiation, has reached or exceeded
the exposure level established by BUMED.)
(L-M) Disqualified for duty in certain types of
units, activities, or geographic locations for
miscellaneous reasons, but qualified for all other duties
afloat or ashore. Disqualified for assignment to type of
unit, activity, or geographic area indicated.
(L-T) Temporarily disqualified for all combatant
vessels, duty involving flying, submarines, and
auxiliary vessels, but qualified for foreign shore and
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