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Defence Personnel (Medical Examinations)

Volume 951: debated on Thursday 8 June 1978

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asked the Secretary of State for Defence what variation in frequency of medical examination of senior defence personnel is made according to the factor of rank.

For Army officers the normal pattern is as follows:

Major General and above, annually; Lt. Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier, every two years; other officers, every four years.
In the case of the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force the frequency of medical examinations depends on factors other than rank.