MEDICAL GRADES
RIGHT TO INFORMATION
RECRUITS' CLASSIFICATIONS There is a general misunderstanding among men called for overseas and Territorial service that information relating lo their medical grading is withheld. This is not the case. an army authority stating to-day that any man lias the right to be informed of his grading. However, It is considered undesirable to tell recruits the reasons for the grading. The view is held that if such information was given by a layman there was a possibility' of the statements being incorrect or leading to undesirable complications and explanations and. further, that if such information were broadcast it might lead to a good deal of misrepresentation when other recruits came before the board. The classes into which the recruits are divided by the medical boards are as follow: — (1) Fit for active service in any part of the world. <2 i Fit for home defence (that is. Territorial or coastal defence', (la) Temporarily unfit (that is, some slight defect which, with treatment, could regrade the recruit to l>. (3) Fit for sedentary duty such as camp duties and clerical work. (. !) Permanently unfit.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 107, 8 May 1941, Page 18
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186MEDICAL GRADES Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 107, 8 May 1941, Page 18
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