Who is primarily responsible for keeping an individual's IMR up to date?

• A. The service member
• B. The unit commander
• C. The BOMC
• D. The MHS

Answer: (A)

Maintaining IMR is about personal accountability for your own health readiness. The service member is responsible for staying current on immunizations, dental readiness, periodic health assessments, and any required tests or documentation. While the unit commander, the Base Medical Operations Center, and the Military Health System all support and enable readiness—commanders ensure the unit’s overall readiness, BOMC coordinates and tracks medical readiness activities, and the MHS provides care—the duty to keep the IMR up to date rests with the individual. Regularly reviewing your medical records, scheduling overdue immunizations, completing PHAs, and updating dental status ensures you stay deployable and avoid gaps in readiness.