A review of initial entry training discharges at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, for accuracy of discharge classification type: fiscal year 2003.

Objective: This study examines the extent to which discharges from Initial Entry Training can be adequately characterized by the current policy of a single descriptive category.

Methods: Service records of each trainee discharged from Fort Leonard Wood in 2003 were examined. Discharged trainee's counseling and outpatient clinic visit records were reviewed for evidence of multiple reasons for discharge.