Should the 6150/7 be kept on file? (Alternate phrasing with different options)

• A. No, it should be destroyed.
• B. Yes, though not the senior member.
• C. Only if requested by the commander.
• D. Yes, and kept in the senior member’s file.

Answer: (B)

The key idea here is proper handling and retention of medical documentation to protect privacy while keeping essential information accessible for medical readiness. A form like this contains health information about a service member, so it belongs in the member’s official medical record rather than in a supervisor’s or senior leader’s personnel file.

Keeping it on file, but not in the senior member’s file, strikes the right balance. It ensures health information is preserved for medical evaluators and future care, while maintaining privacy and limiting access to those who need it for medical reasons. Storing it in a senior member’s file would expose sensitive medical details and is not the correct place for medical records. Destroying it would remove a necessary record that could affect treatment or readiness, and making it conditional on commander request introduces unnecessary variability in record-keeping.