Are hospital corpsmen authorized to issue profiles for light or limited duty?

Hospital corpsmen are not authorized to issue profiles for light or limited duty. The issuance of such profiles is generally the responsibility of a physician or other licensed medical provider. This restriction is in place to ensure that accurate medical evaluations are conducted by professionals who have the legal and clinical training required to assess a patient’s fitness for duty.

The training and responsibilities of hospital corpsmen do not include making determinations about a service member's ability to perform their duties based on medical assessments. While they play a crucial role in providing care and support, decisions regarding service members’ profiles must adhere to strict regulatory and medical guidelines that only licensed providers can oversee.

Choices suggesting that corpsmen can issue profiles either with supervision, at their discretion, or only for certain conditions misrepresent the limitations of their authority and training within the medical chain of command.