Table 1

Functional Interpretation of L Grade

Grade	Joint medical employment standard	Function capacity and employment/deployment limitations
2	Medically fully deployable	The absence of a medical condition affecting locomotion likely to affect the individual's ability to perform their career employment.
3	Medically limited deployability	The presence of a physical limitation to lower limb function likely to affect the individual's ability to perform their career employment. No limit to ability to: Function wearing personal equipment appropriate to role. Wear a helmet and the minimum theatre entry standard body armour Walk 3.2 km unassisted, without walking aids carrying 15 kg, within one hour and repeat the test after 24 h.
7	Medically limited deployability	Able to: Independently organise and manage travel to work requirements. Move around the proposed place of work relevant to the individual's career employment—a minimum of 2 flights of stairs and 100 m over uneven ground. Can stand for moderate (25 min unsupported) but not prolonged periods relevant to the individual's career employment. Walk 3.2 km unassisted, without walking aids where appropriate within 1 h and repeat the test after 24 h.
8	Medically not deployable	Unable to pass a weapons handling test. Unable to wear full current in-service operational body armour or the minimum theatre entry standard body armour.