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Returned to military control
The status of a person whose casualty status of duty status—whereabouts unknown or missing has been changed due to
the person’s return or recovery by U.S. military authority. Also called RMC. See also casualty status; duty status—
whereabouts unknown; missing. (Joint Pub 1–02)
Selected Reserve
Those units and individuals within the Ready Reserve designated by their respective Services and approved by the
Joint Chiefs of Staff as so essential to initial wartime missions that they have priority over all other Reserves. All
Selected Reservists are in an active status. The Selected Reserve also includes persons performing initial active duty for
training. See also Ready Reserve. (Joint Pub 1–02)
Seriously wounded
A stretcher case. See also Wounded. (Joint Pub 1-02)
Service representative
Any individual, either military or DA civilian, duly appointed to represent the Department of the Army, for an assigned
mission. Within the Casualty and memorial Affairs are, an individual, appointed to represent the Army in dealings with
the next of kin of casualties.
Slightly wounded
A casualty that is a sitting or a walking case. See also wounded. (Joint Pub 1–02)
Standby Reserve
Those units and members of the Reserve Components (other than those in the Ready Reserve or Retired Reserve) who
are liable for active duty only, as provided in the U.S. Code, title 10 (DOD), sections 10151, 12301, and 12306. See
also active duty; Ready Reserve; Reserve Components; Retired Reserve. (Joint Pub 1–02)
Stopover
Planned stop and delay in the onward movement of remains at a designated intermediate funeral home between point
of origin and receiving funeral home.
Summary court-martial
A summary court-martial is comprised of one commissioned officer on active duty. Unless otherwise prescribed by the
Secretary concerned, a summary court-martial shall be of the same armed force as the accused.
Supporting installation
Army installations located within a CAC area of responsibility, but not an integral part of the CAC organization.
Supporting installations provide local resources to the CAC.
Temporary cemetery
A cemetery for the purpose of:
a. The initial burial of the remains if the circumstances permit or
b. The reburial of remains exhumed from an emergency burial. (Joint Pub 1–02)
Temporary interment
A site for the purpose of: a. The interment of the remains if the circumstances permit or b. The reburial of remains
exhumed from an emergency interment. (This term and its definition modify the existing term “temporary cemetery,”
and its definition is approved for inclusion in the next edition of Joint Pub 1–02.)
Tentative identification
See Belived to Be.
Terrorism
The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence against individuals or property to coerce or intimidate
governments or societies, often to achieve political, religious, or ideological objectives. A victim of a terrorist act
directed against the United States or its allies is a hostile casualty.
Testator
A person who dies with a valid will.
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