2-2 Summary
Security is another basic difference between wartime and peacetime requesting
procedures. Under all nonwar conditions, the safety of U.S. military and civilian
personnel outweighs the need for security, and clear text transmissions of medical
evacuation requests are authorized. During wartime, the rapid evacuation of
patients must be weighed against the importance of unit survivability. Accordingly,
wartime medical evacuation requests are transmitted by secure means only.