We, the Undersigned believe Active Duty Military Members should be allowed to choose their insurance plan. Currently all Active Duty military are forced to use TRICARE Prime, only allowing them to use Military Treatment Facilities and Military Hospitals under the care of their assigned Primary Care Provider. Military hospitals such as Weed Army Community Hospital in Fort Irwin, California have ratings as low as 33 percent (Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, 2010). Currently the only way an Active Duty Military Member can see a specialist for any medical reason is if their Primary Care Provider, often a Physician’s Assistant, feels there is it is absolutely necessary. When the Primary Care Provider does not feel further testing is necessary, the soldier is left with no other options. This has left many of our brave warriors have served their Country with honor and pride suffering, some even with life threatening ailments. Please help our brave service members; better serve themselves by allowing them the option to choose TRICARE Standard, even if that means they have to pay a deductible. Reference: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (2010, September 22). TRICARE Inpatient Satisfaction Survey. Retrieved from http://www.tricare.mil/hpae/_docs/2009_TRISS%20Mail%20Survey_ArmyReport_final_21Sep2010_pcspain_to%20TMA[1].pdf