DoD NOT COMPLYING WITH REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONALITY DISORDER DISCHARGES

GAO REPORT: DoD NOT COMPLYING WITH REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONALITY DISORDER DISCHARGES
(11-01-08)Military officials responsible for reviewing servicemembers' records could not explain why many PD separations were approved.
GAO's review of enlisted servicemembers' records found that the selected military installations GAO visited varied in their documented compliance with DOD's requirements for personality disorder separations. DOD has requirements for separations because of a personality disorder, which is defined as an enduring pattern of behavior that deviates markedly from expected behavior and has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood. The three key requirements established by DOD are that enlisted servicemembers

(1) must be notified of their impending separation because of a personality disorder,
(2) must be diagnosed with a personality disorder by a psychiatrist or psychologist who determines that servicemembers' personality disorder interferes with their ability to function in the military, and
(3) must receive formal counseling about their problem with functioning in the military.

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