Which of the following is a trigger event?

• A. Routine annual physical
• B. Deployment scheduling
• C. AMRO surveillance
• D. Family hardship review

Answer: (C)

A trigger event is something that kicks off a specific medical readiness action or review rather than just a routine activity. AMRO surveillance is designed to monitor health status and flag changes or risks that require follow-up, tests, or interventions to maintain fitness for duty. That reactive, prompt-based nature—initiating further evaluation when issues are detected—is what makes AMRO surveillance the trigger event.

The other options are routine or administrative rather than actions that automatically initiate medical evaluation or remediation: a routine annual physical is a planned maintenance check, deployment scheduling is logistical planning, and a family hardship review addresses personal circumstances rather than medical readiness triggers.