The Army Recovery Care Program (ARCP) transitions Soldiers back to the force and/or to Veteran status, through a comprehensive program of recovery care coordination (RCC), medical care management, rehabilitation, adaptative reconditioning, career and education readiness, professional development and achievement of personal goals.

ARCP provides policy and program oversight to the 5 Soldier Recovery Units (SRU) and) located on military installations across the country. SRUs manage the recovery of wounded, ill and injured (WII) Soldiers requiring complex care. DCUs manage the recovery of primarily COMPO 2 and 3 WII that do not require complex care. The program also provides resources and advocacy for families and caregivers of Soldiers recovering in the program. More than 91,900 Soldiers have received ARCP services since its inception in 2007.

Each wounded, ill or injured Soldier works with a Triad of Care and interdisciplinary team that coordinates their care with other clinical and non-clinical professionals. The SRU is designed to provide complex case management for Soldiers who meet the ARCP single-entry criteria. Soldiers meeting the single-entry criteria are eligible to receive all available ARCP resources.

SRU Single-Entry Criteria:

A Soldier qualifies for SRU assignment only if they have a complex and/or high-risk medical condition, appropriately diagnosed by or diagnosis verified by a licensed DoD health care provider with the scope of practice that includes diagnosis of the condition(s).

Complex care. Aggregate assessment based on the following:

(1) Severity of illness

(2) Degree of impairment

(3) Level of case management needed

(4) Time and resources required.

High-risk. If they meet a qualified licensed medical or behavioral health provider, in accordance with AR 40-68, evaluates the Soldier as posing a substantial danger to self or others if they remain in their parent unit.

The ARCP is designed to manage the recovery of wounded, ill and injured Soldiers requiring complex care at a Soldier Recovery Unit (SRU). The program also provides resources and advocacy for families and caregivers of Soldiers recovering in the program.

Soldiers recovering in an SRU follow a Comprehensive Recovery Plan, establishing goals in six domains:

• Career
• Physical
• Social
• Family
• Emotional
• Spiritual and Resilience

When a Soldier enters the program, they work with a dedicated team of professionals at the SRU to assess their needs and establish goals for recovery. SRUs place Soldiers on three tracks moving the Soldier through the CRP processes. Additionally, SRUs provide tailored resources to fit the recovery needs and career goals of the Soldier to either return them to duty or transition them to Veteran status.

ARCP ensures SRUs are equipped to execute the program mission by synchronizing policy, advocacy and planning in the following areas:

• Adaptive Reconditioning
• Career & Education Programs
• Clinical Liaising
• Family & Caregiver Support
• Staff Development
• Recovery Care Coordination

There are 5 SRUs and 5 DCUs located on military installations across the country: Fort Belvoir, VA (DCU); Fort Bliss, TX (DCU); Fort Bragg, NC (SRU and DCU); Fort Hood, TX (SRU and DCU); Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA (SRU and DCU); Joint Base San Antonio, TX (SRU); Schofield Barracks, HI (DCU); and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD (SRU).

Comprehensive Recovery Plan 
Soldiers recovering in an SRU follow a Comprehensive Recovery Plan (CRP). The CRP is a dynamic plan of actions, focusing on the Soldier’s future. The CRP establishes goals that are mapped to the Soldier’s transition plan, in six domains: career, physical, emotional, social, family, spiritual and Resilience.

Complex Care
Complex Care focuses on medical management of the Soldier to the Medical Retention Determination Point (MRDP). When Soldiers reach MRDP they move to either the Veteran phase or Return to Duty phase.

Veteran Phase
The Veteran Phase focuses on career and education readiness and provides resources that prepare Soldiers for a transition to Veteran status.

ARCP partners with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure Soldiers have immediate access to all VA benefits and healthcare programs once they enter Veteran status through the Army Recovery Care Coordination. ARPC also partners with the Department of Labor-Veterans Employment and Transition Services (DOL-VETS) to ensure Soldiers have access to employment support when they return to their communities as Veterans.

Return to Duty
The Return to Duty phase prepares Soldiers to either return to the Army in their current MOS once the Soldier is found fit for duty, processing them through the Military Occupational Specialty Administrative Retention Review Board (MAR2) to a new MOS, or through the Continuation on Active Duty/Continuation on Active Reserve (COAD/COAR) program.

Remote Medical Management (RMM)
RMM is a program that provides medical case management for medically non-complex Army National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers who are authorized continued evaluation and/or treatment while on active duty orders, but who do not meet ARCP single-entry criteria. RMM Soldiers complete their medical treatment in their home communities on an active duty order. RMM Soldiers are attached to the SRU closest to their home community and are managed by a SRU nurse case manager and squad leader. RMM Soldiers are not eligible for the full program benefits afforded to Soldiers who meet the SRU single-entry criteria.

RMM Eligibility:

(a) The Soldier’s medical condition is incurred or aggravated in the line of duty (LOD)

(b) There is a need for evaluation, treatment, and/or disability evaluation processing while in an active duty status

(c) The Soldier’s condition requires definitive care. Definitive care is defined as a specific treatment plan of greater than 30 days, which has been reviewed and validated by a military medical authority. The treatment plan is expected to direct progress towards the Medical Retention Determination Point (MRDP) and either return the Soldier to duty or begin the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) process.

(d) The Soldier’s condition(s) must prevent the Soldier from performing his or her Military Occupational Specialty (MOS), Area of Concentration (AOC), or at least one of the functional activities listed on the DA Form 3349, which all Soldiers must perform regardless of MOS or AOC.

For more information, please visit the Army Recovery Care Program webpage maintained by the Department of the Army:
https://www.arcp.army.mil

Army Regulation 40- 58 (Army Recovery Care Program):
https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN10462_AR40-58_FINAL_WEB.pdf