Response to peer commentaries

The peer commentaries accompanying our article on military genomics in the December 2014 issue of this journal,1 while generally endorsing our approach, raise important points to which we would like to respond. We agreewith Evans andMoreno,2 Pence,3 andRoberts4 on the need to avoid overstating the current usefulness of genomic science to the military. However, there are well-accepted, clinically proven current applications of genetic testing that certainly wouldbeuseful inmilitarymedicine.5 Moreover, our article is intended toprovideguidance for the near future aswell as for the present. For example, while Evans andMoreno may be correct that current methods of genomic screening and testing would not add much to existing methods for determining fitness and potential,6 better understanding