In February 2010 the MOD launched the Army Recovery Capability in partnership with Help for Heroes, the Royal British Legion and other Service charities.

The three Services have an agreed and consistent policy on the management of personnel who fall below the minimum medical standard required. Each Service has developed a bespoke recover capability that meets the different demands that have been, and continue to be, placed on them.

The Army Recovery Capability will improve the way the Army manages its sick and injured personnel by bringing together a range of separate services into a single coherent programme. This capability will either return individuals to duty or take them to a point where it is right for them to be discharged – however long that takes – enabling the smoothest transition to an appropriately skilled and supported civilian life.

There will be purpose-built Personnel Recovery Centres located around the UK inside or close to the major garrison areas. The facilities and support provided by the Personnel Recovery Centres will also be open to personnel from the Navy and RAF and mobilised reservists, if appropriate.

It remains tri-service policy that individuals who are below the minimum medical standard required are discharged. However, personnel who have been seriously injured may be retained if there is a worthwhile role for them or it is judged to be in the interests of the individual and the Service to which they belong.

Further information can be provided from the Chain of Command.