Which authority issues the appointing orders for MEB members?

• A. Base commander
• B. Military treatment facility commander
• C. MEB recorder
• D. Physical Evaluation Board liaison officer

Answer: (B)

In this process, the right person to appoint the MEB members is the Military Treatment Facility commander. The MEB is put together within the medical facility, and the commander of that facility has the authority to select and appoint the medical professionals who will participate. This ensures the board has qualified medical personnel and operates under the medical leadership of the facility.

The other roles don’t appoint the MEB. The MEB recorder is responsible for documenting what the board does, not who sits on it. The Physical Evaluation Board liaison officer handles coordination with the final PEB, but doesn’t appoint MEB members. The base commander oversees broader base operations, not the specific medical evaluation board convened within a medical treatment facility.