Soldier Readiness Processing Explained

Soldier Readiness Processing (SRP) is a program within the United States Army, including its reserve components (the Army Reserve and Army National Guard) to qualify soldiers for pending deployments.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]} SRP Level 1 should be completed at the unit level; SRP Level 2 is most often completed at an established location with identified stations.

The SRP consists of several different examinations, evaluations, and interviews. These sections are broken into two areas, administrative and medical, and, when combined, may take as few as two hours or as long as eight hours, depending on the information and advanced specialized testing that an individual soldier may require:

• The administrative section of the SRP encompasses the least amount of time spent in the SRP process. A soldier may typically complete these stations in as little as 25 minutes or as long as two hours. The soldier will visit several stations during the administrative portion of the SRP, including legal, chaplain, life insurance, family situation changes, and security clearances. During each of these stations, the representative will ask the soldier if he/she has any new information to add or delete from the current information on file. If the soldier wishes to file a new will, the attorney at the legal section will draft a will for the soldier.
• The medical section of the SRP includes a series of medical examinations and evaluations consistent with the PULHES Factor rating scheme, which is used to qualify an soldier's physical profile for each military skill. PULHES stands for physical capacity, upper body, lower body, hearing, eyes, and psychiatric.^[9] The soldier can also anticipate to receive immunizations, the taking of a blood sample, electrocardiography (if needed), and a dental exam. Upon completion of this section, the soldier will meet with a health care provider. The provider will review all of the data collected on the soldier throughout the SRP to determine the overall deployability of the soldier. The soldier is then classified as medically deployable or non-deployable.

It is important to note that even though a deployment for the soldier's unit may or may not necessarily be imminent or pending, soldiers are still required to complete one SRP annually.

References

1. https://www.army.mil/article/222184/texas_reserve_troops_prepare_for_inherent_resolve 1st Sgt. Daniel A Griego (Army Reserve) and Sgt. Rigo Cisneros (Army Reserve) (May 22, 2019) Texas Reserve troops prepare for Inherent Resolve
2. https://www.army.mil/article/226996/armys_combat_training_centers_discuss_trends Sue Rach (Benning) (September 11, 2019) Army's Combat Training Centers discuss trends
3. https://www.army.mil/article/227135/forscoms_gen_garrett_on_right_path Sue Rach (Benning) (September 12, 2019) FORSCOM's GEN Garrett: On right path
4. https://www.army.mil/article/226880/mass_casualty_exercise_prepares_combat_medics_from_multiple_units Lt. Col. Cynthia King (September 9, 2019) Mass casualty exercise prepares combat medics from multiple units
5. https://www.army.mil/article/227247/30th_armored_brigade_combat_team_takes_a_ride_in_the_heat Lt. Col. Cynthia King (September 16, 2019) 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team takes a ride in the HEAT
6. https://www.army.mil/article/226571/30th_armored_brigade_combat_team_conducts_driver_training_to_expand_flexibility Lt. Col. Cynthia King (September 3, 2019) 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team conducts driver training to expand flexibility
7. https://www.army.mil/article/227533/army_national_guard_team_conducts_combined_arms_live_fire_exercise Lt. Col. Cynthia King (September 23, 2019) Army National Guard team conducts Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise
8. https://www.army.mil/article/227329/30th_armored_brigade_combat_team_tankers_enjoy_tough_training_and_teamwork Lt. Col. Cynthia King (September 17, 2019) 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team tankers enjoy tough training and teamwork
9. http://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN3801_AR40-501_Web_FINAL.pdf Army Regulation 40–501, Medical Services, Standards of Medical Fitness