Commander's TL;DR
Time-based clearance answers a legal question, not a readiness question. Phase gates tied to measurable criteria protect the member and the department.
"Six weeks" is an administrative number. Tissue tolerance, movement capacity, and task-specific demands do not read the calendar. A criteria-driven rebuild defines the gate for each phase: what must be demonstrated before load increases.
The gates are boring on purpose: symptom-free range, baseline strength ratios, task simulation at duty intensity. Boring gates are defensible gates — for the athlete, the clinician, and the department.
Vaux Corps builds these rails alongside the member's clinical team. We do not replace medical clearance; we build the bridge from clearance back to full duty.
Put this into practice.
Criteria-driven post-clearance rebuild, coordinated with your providers.
Related reading.
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