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AR 40-502 — MEDICAL READINESS
AR 40-502: individual medical readiness, readiness classification, physical profiling. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
Official Army source
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What this publication covers
AR 40-502 addresses medical readiness and physical profiling. It helps locate the administrative framework connecting individual readiness information, profiling responsibilities, and command use of readiness data. Soldiers looking for a profile reference should distinguish that framework from the medical fitness standards in AR 40-501 and from a clinician's assessment of their individual condition.
The verified contents include individual medical readiness elements and a physical profiling chapter. That chapter also identifies pregnancy and postpartum profiling as specific subjects. This page points to those locations without specifying an exemption, duration, or exercise restriction. Leaders can use the reference to understand responsibilities and information handling, while the medical provider remains responsible for an individual's clinical limitations. For research, identify whether the question is about a readiness record, profile administration, or a fitness standard. GreenBook links the connected publications so these questions are not collapsed into a single generic profiles answer.
- Individual medical readiness
- Readiness classification
- Physical profiling
- Pregnancy and postpartum profiles
- Privacy and access responsibilities
Who commonly uses it
Soldiers with readiness questions, leaders reviewing medical readiness administration, and personnel supporting profiles.
Where to start in the official publication
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- Chapter 2: Individual Medical Readiness
- Chapter 3: Physical Profiling
Common questions
What regulation covers Army profiles?
AR 40-502 contains physical profiling guidance. AR 40-501 is a related medical fitness standards reference; neither summary replaces clinical advice.
Where are pregnancy and postpartum profiles addressed?
The physical profiling chapter includes those topics. Open the official text and applicable later guidance with your medical provider for an individual question.
Publication details and freshness
- Publication number
- AR 40-502
- Publication type
- AR
- Issuing authority / proponent
- Department of the Army · TSG
- APD source status
- ACTIVE
- Publication date
- 2019-06-27
- Revision date listed by APD
- 2022-12-13
- Last source verification
- 2026-10-09
- Distribution
- A APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED
APD change entries: 001 - 12/13/2022
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