[Previous deployment of military service--an efficacy analysis]

Until the reunification of Germany, the medical services had to provide for the medical treatment of soldiers during peacetime and initial surgical care for the wounded in case of war. Since reunification a new quality of medical treatment was required for the support and treatment of German soldiers abroad. This resulted in the need to provide treatment similar to the civil standard in Germany. (Guidelines of the Surgeon General of the German Army). All personnel material and facilities follow these guidelines. An analysis of efficiency and efficacy prove this claim demonstrate the justification for these guidelines under the changed conditions new prevailing.