Soldier Readiness Processing (SRP) is a program within the
United States Army
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, including its
reserve components (the
Army Reserve and
Army National Guard
The Army National Guard (ARNG), in conjunction with the Air National Guard, is an organized Militia (United States), militia force and a Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces, federal military reserve force of the United States A ...
) to qualify soldiers for pending
deployments.
[1st Sgt. Daniel A Griego (Army Reserve) and Sgt. Rigo Cisneros (Army Reserve) (May 22, 2019) Texas Reserve troops prepare for Inherent Resolve]
Report from III Corps station
SRP Level 1 should be completed at the unit level; SRP Level 2 is most often completed at an established location with identified stations.
The SRP consists of several different examinations, evaluations, and interviews. These sections are broken into two areas, administrative and medical, and, when combined, may take as few as two hours or as long as eight hours, depending on the information and advanced specialized testing that an individual soldier may require:
*The administrative section of the SRP encompasses the least amount of time spent in the SRP process. A soldier may typically complete these stations in as little as 25 minutes or as long as two hours. The soldier will visit several stations during the administrative portion of the SRP, including legal,
chaplain
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,
life insurance
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, family situation changes, and
security clearances. During each of these stations, the representative will ask the soldier if he/she has any new information to add or delete from the current information on file. If the soldier wishes to file a new
will
Will may refer to:
Common meanings
* Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death
* Will (philosophy), or willpower
* Will (sociology)
* Will, volition (psychology)
* Will, a modal verb - see Shall and will
...
, the
attorney
Attorney may refer to:
* Lawyer
** Attorney at law, in some jurisdictions
* Attorney, one who has power of attorney
* ''The Attorney'', a 2013 South Korean film
See also
* Attorney general, the principal legal officer of (or advisor to) a gove ...
at the legal section will draft a will for the soldier.
*The medical section of the SRP includes a series of
medical examination
In a physical examination, medical examination, or clinical examination, a medical practitioner examines a patient for any possible medical signs or symptoms of a medical condition. It generally consists of a series of questions about the patient ...
s and evaluations consistent with the
PULHES Factor
PULHES is a United States military acronym used in the Military Physical Profile Serial System. It is used to qualify an enlistee's physical profile for each military skill. Each letter in the acronym (see box below) is paired with a number from ...
rating scheme, which is used to qualify an soldier's physical profile for each military skill. PULHES stands for physical capacity, upper body, lower body,
hearing,
eyes, and
psychiatric.
Army Regulation 40–501, Medical Services, Standards of Medical Fitness
ARN3801 AR 40-501 The soldier can also anticipate to receive immunization
Immunization, or immunisation, is the process by which an individual's immune system becomes fortified against an infectious agent (known as the immunogen).
When this system is exposed to molecules that are foreign to the body, called ''non-sel ...
s, the taking of a blood sample, electrocardiography
Electrocardiography is the process of producing an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), a recording of the heart's electrical activity. It is an electrogram of the heart which is a graph of voltage versus time of the electrical activity of the hear ...
(if needed), and a dental exam. Upon completion of this section, the soldier will meet with a health care provider. The provider will review all of the data collected on the soldier throughout the SRP to determine the overall deployability of the soldier. The soldier is then classified as medically deployable or non-deployable.
It is important to note that even though a deployment for the soldier's unit may or may not necessarily be imminent or pending, soldiers are still required to complete one SRP annually.
References
United States Army doctrine