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status or is voluntarily absent from a place of duty. See also casualty; casualty type; nonhostile casualty. (Joint Pub
1–02)
Household goods (HHG)
All personal property associated with the home and all PE belonging to a member and the member’s dependents that
can be legally accepted and transported by an authorized commercial carrier in accordance with the rules and
regulations established or approved by an appropriate Federal or State regulatory authority.
Humanistic funeral rite
A funeral rite that is in essence devoid of religious connotation.
Immediate burial
A disposition of human remains by burial, without formal viewing, visitation, or ceremony with the body present,
except for graveside services.
Immediate disposition
Any disposition of human remains that is completely devoid of any form of funeral rite at the time of disposition.
Indigent
Lack the necessities of life; needy; poor, that is, pauper.
Informant
One who supplies the statistical data concerning the deceased.
Inhume
See Inter.
Inhumement
See Interment.
Inner panels
Functional or ornamental covering that usually covers the foot end of the casket in the full couch casket; may be
located at both the head and foot of the full couch casket.
Inner sealer
A metal insert to contain the remains, inserted into the casket sealing it properly.
Inquest
An official inquiry or examination to determine the cause of death.
Inter (inhume)
Bury in the ground.
Interment (burial, inhument)
Act of placing a dead human body in the ground.
Interprofessional relationships
Those relationships with individuals who are in allied fields.
Intraprofessional relationships
Those relationships with individuals from within the funeral service industry.
Inactive duty training
Authorized training performed by a member of a Reserve Component not on active duty or active duty for training and
consisting of regularly scheduled unit training assemblies, additional training assemblies, periods of appropriate duty or
equivalent training, and any special additional duties authorized for Reserve Component personnel by the Secretary
concerned, and performed by them in connection with the prescribed activities of the organization in which they are
assigned with or without pay. Does not include work or study associated with correspondence courses. Also called
IDT. See also active duty for training. (Joint Pub 1–02)
136 AR 638–2 • 22 December 2000