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The standards listed here are in addition to the normal accession medical standards. Some of the standards have been repeated here for special emphasis.

Causes for Rejection are:

All dental treatment should be completed prior to transfer of the member for training or sea duty (see article 15-30 of NAVMED P-117).

(1) Indications of, or currently under treatment for, any acute infection disease of the soft tissues of the oral cavity.

(2) Candidates for basic submarine school must be classified by a dental officer as Class I or II (see article 6-101 of NAVMED P-117) prior to executing such orders.

(3) Medically indicated conditions requiring extensive or prolonged followup which could not be ,completed due to the training or operational requirements of member’s assignment, e.g., orthodontics.

Derived from NAVMED P-117, Manual of the (Navy) Medical Department, Chapter 15, Medical Examinations