Which stratification is used for medical conditions for which specialist medical care and referral within one year is likely but who could be deployed or reassigned outside CONUS or to non-fixed environments if appropriate specialty care is available, or for short periods of time?

• A. ALC Y with a C2
• B. ALC Y with a C3 stratification
• C. ALC Y with a C1 stratification
• D. Waiver Review

Answer: (A)

Stratification describes the level of medical readiness and deployment potential for conditions needing specialist care. An ALC Y designation with a C2 stratification means the condition will likely require specialist medical care and referral within a year, but the service member can still be deployed or reassigned outside CONUS or to non-fixed environments if appropriate specialty care is available, or for short periods. This aligns with a scenario where deployment is possible with access to specialty care and for limited durations, rather than being non-deployable or fully unrestricted. A C3 would imply stricter limits and less deployability, C1 would imply full, unrestricted deployability, and Waiver Review is a different pathway used for waiver considerations, not the described stratification.