Psychiatric Criteria for Compassionate Reassignment in the Army
EDWARD M. COLBACH 1
1 Assistant psychiatric consultant in the Office of the Surgeon General, Department of the Army
A significant number of active duty Army personnel request reassignment based on the psychiatric condition of a family member. Often the attending physician predicts dire consequences if the request is not granted. Lack of awareness of current Army policy for judging these requests leads to much false hope and to resultant anger and disappointment.
