The Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2) is the official U.S. Army program that assists and advocates for severely wounded, ill or injured Soldiers, Veterans, and their Families and Caregivers, wherever they are located, regardless of military status. Soldiers who qualify for AW2 are assigned to the program as soon as possible after arriving at the Warrior Transition Unit (WTU). AW2 supports these Soldiers and their Families throughout their recovery and transition, even into Veteran status. Through the local, personalized support of AW2 Advocates, AW2 strives to foster the Soldier's independence. There are more than 20,000 severely wounded, ill and injured Soldiers and Veterans currently enrolled in AW2.
Competitors participated in the shot put during the 2012 U.S. Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Trials, Feb. 19, at Camp Pendleton
In order to be considered eligible for entry into AW2, Soldiers must suffer from wounds, illnesses, or injuries incurred in the line of duty after September 10, 2001 AND receive or expect to receive at least a 30% rating from the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) for one of the conditions listed below:
Blindness or severe loss of vision
Loss of limb
Hearing loss or deafness
Burns or permanent disfigurement
Paralysis/spinal cord injury
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Fatal and incurable disease with limited life expectancy of one year or less
Receive a 30 percent IDES (Army) disability rating for any other combat related condition or condition caused by an instrumentality of war, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other Behavioral Health (BH) conditions
Receive a combined 50 percent IDES (Army) disability rating for any other combat related conditions or conditions caused by an instrumentality of war
At this time there are no exceptions to AW2 entry criteria. However, AW2 is currently evaluating the appeals process.
AW2 AdvocatesEdit
Upon enrollment in the U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2), each Soldier is assigned an AW2 Advocate, who helps the Soldier with the recovery and transition process, fostering the Soldier's independence. Together, AW2 Advocates and AW2 Soldiers collaborate to set goals for the Soldiers' and Families' future. AW2 Advocates are located at Warrior Transition Units (WTUs), military treatment facilities (MTFs), most Army installations and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities to provide personalized local support on a wide range of issues and resources.
Warrior Care and Transition ProgramEdit
The Army's Warrior Care and Transition Program (WCTP), headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, evaluates and treats wounded, ill and injured Soldiers through a comprehensive, Soldier-centric process of medical care, rehabilitation, professional development and achievement of personal goals. Led by the Army's Warrior Transition Command (WTC), the WCTP serves an essential role, not only in managing the care and recovery of Soldiers evacuated from theater, but also those preparing to deploy and those who have returned from combat that require complex care management to cope with the effects of war and multiple deployments. WTC works to ensure everything possible is done to enable Soldiers to return to duty. WTC also plays an important role in ensuring Reserve Component Soldiers receive the care they require prior to and after deployment to remain mission ready. AW2 is a key program in executing the WCTP. WCTP is a subordinate command of United States Army Medical Command.
Services provided by other military branchesEdit
Wounded or disabled Veterans from other branches of service are served through other programs.
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AW2 redirects here For the video game see Advance Wars 2 Black Hole Rising Not to be confused with Wounded Warrior Project The Army Wounded Warrior Program AW2 is the official U S Army program that assists and advocates for severely wounded ill or injured Soldiers Veterans and their Families and Caregivers wherever they are located regardless of military status Soldiers who qualify for AW2 are assigned to the program as soon as possible after arriving at the Warrior Transition Unit WTU AW2 supports these Soldiers and their Families throughout their recovery and transition even into Veteran status Through the local personalized support of AW2 Advocates AW2 strives to foster the Soldier s independence There are more than 20 000 severely wounded ill and injured Soldiers and Veterans currently enrolled in AW2 Competitors participated in the shot put during the 2012 U S Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Trials Feb 19 at Camp Pendleton Contents 1 Eligility requirements 2 AW2 Advocates 3 Warrior Care and Transition Program 4 Services provided by other military branches 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEligility requirements EditIn order to be considered eligible for entry into AW2 Soldiers must suffer from wounds illnesses or injuries incurred in the line of duty after September 10 2001 AND receive or expect to receive at least a 30 rating from the Integrated Disability Evaluation System IDES for one of the conditions listed below Blindness or severe loss of vision Loss of limb Hearing loss or deafness Burns or permanent disfigurement Paralysis spinal cord injury Traumatic Brain Injury TBI Fatal and incurable disease with limited life expectancy of one year or less Receive a 30 percent IDES Army disability rating for any other combat related condition or condition caused by an instrumentality of war including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD and other Behavioral Health BH conditions Receive a combined 50 percent IDES Army disability rating for any other combat related conditions or conditions caused by an instrumentality of warAt this time there are no exceptions to AW2 entry criteria However AW2 is currently evaluating the appeals process AW2 Advocates EditUpon enrollment in the U S Army Wounded Warrior Program AW2 each Soldier is assigned an AW2 Advocate who helps the Soldier with the recovery and transition process fostering the Soldier s independence Together AW2 Advocates and AW2 Soldiers collaborate to set goals for the Soldiers and Families future AW2 Advocates are located at Warrior Transition Units WTUs military treatment facilities MTFs most Army installations and Department of Veterans Affairs VA facilities to provide personalized local support on a wide range of issues and resources Warrior Care and Transition Program EditThe Army s Warrior Care and Transition Program WCTP headquartered in Arlington Virginia evaluates and treats wounded ill and injured Soldiers through a comprehensive Soldier centric process of medical care rehabilitation professional development and achievement of personal goals Led by the Army s Warrior Transition Command WTC the WCTP serves an essential role not only in managing the care and recovery of Soldiers evacuated from theater but also those preparing to deploy and those who have returned from combat that require complex care management to cope with the effects of war and multiple deployments WTC works to ensure everything possible is done to enable Soldiers to return to duty WTC also plays an important role in ensuring Reserve Component Soldiers receive the care they require prior to and after deployment to remain mission ready AW2 is a key program in executing the WCTP WCTP is a subordinate command of United States Army Medical Command Services provided by other military branches EditWounded or disabled Veterans from other branches of service are served through other programs U S Marine Corps the Marine For Life program and the Wounded Warrior Regiment which has battalion headquarters on the east and west coasts 1 U S Air Force Air Force Wounded Warrior Program AFW2 for airmen with certain combat related injuries 2 U S Navy Safe Harbor provides personalized support and assistance to severely injured sailors and their families 3 See also EditWarrior Games multi sport event References Edit New Wounded Warrior Regiment Military com 2007 02 15 Retrieved 2013 06 09 Air Force Wounded Warrior Program AFW2 Navy Wounded Warrior Safe Harbor Archived from the original on 2017 02 05 Retrieved 2019 05 26 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Army Wounded Warrior Program Official AW2 Web site AW2 Fact Sheets U S Army Warrior Transition Command Web site U S Army Integrated Disability Evaluation System Web page Veterans Administration schedule for rating disabilities FBI Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Army Wounded Warrior Program amp oldid 1072796509, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
