Qualitative Management/Rentention Program

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Agmar

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Is there any protection against being deployed, then being Medically Boarded, then be found Fit For Duty and released from Active Duty, returned to TPU, then being put out as a result of the QMP - because you have a Medical Profile.
 
Interesting question. In the Reserve the QMP considers all soldiers with 20 or more years of service who are fully qualified for retention. The premice is that everyone will be removed under the QMP unless selected for retention. So it is not considered an adverse action (you aren't being selected for separation - you just aren't one of the people who are selected for retention). As such, it is not appealable. That being said, the QMP is a local instrument and does not preclude you from joining a TPU in a different RSC or becoming an IMA.
 
Thanks for the reply. It hasn't happened to me yet, but I am concerned that about every Soldier that returns from deployment with over 20 years TPU will be "at risk". Most will have a lot of years left before they can collect a retirement and many will depend on the Tri-care Reserve Select insurance for their family. It just seems to me that a Med Board could determine a lot of people fit, knowing that they can be QMP'd during the next board.
 
Sounds to me like the "fight" there is that the Soldier is not fit- you would have to fight that issue first, I think (and if you won, you would have a completely different situation, either a medical separation- that you could apply for regular retired reserve transfer as a result of having more than 20 years- or a medical retirement).
 
I had just read an article this past week where a Soldier had mentioned that the upcoming QMP boards are on his mind every day. He now wishes he had never mentioned his medical issues to anyone. I just spoke with another Soldier who is estatic that he was just allowed to reenlist, as he is considered retainable under Chapter 3, but he still faces the board where they will see "2's" in his PUHLES. He is retainable, however he may not be "best qualified" for Retention. It's going to be interesting over the next couple of years.
 
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