Army Announces Voluntary Recall of Retired Soldiers for COVID-19 Response

Received this in my e-mail a short while ago from Army Human Resources Command.....any other retired military medical personnel get this?

The U.S. Army is reaching out to gauge the interest of our retired officers, noncommissioned officers and Soldiers who would be willing to assist with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic response effort should their skills and expertise be required.

These extraordinary challenges require equally extraordinary solutions and that's why we're turning to you -- trusted professionals capable of operating under constantly changing conditions. When the Nation called -- you answered, and now, that call may come again.

If interested and you remain qualified to serve in any of the following health care specialties: 60F: Critical Care Officer; 60N: Anesthesiologist; 66F: Nurse Anesthetist; 66S: Critical Care Nurse; 66P: Nurse Practitioner; 66T: ER Nurse; 68V: Respiratory Specialist; 68W: Medic - we need to hear from you STAT!

If you are working in a civilian hospital or medical facility, please let us know. We do not want to detract from the current care and treatment you are providing to the Nation.

While this is targeted at medical specialties, if you are interested in re-joining the team and were in a different specialty, let us know your interest.

If interested please contact Human Resources Command, Reserve Personnel Management Directorate, at usarmy.knox.hrc.mbx.g3-retiree-recall@mail.mil or call 502-613-4911, and provide your phone number, address, email, and MOS/Branch.

LTG Thomas C. Seamands


Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1

Sounds reasonable.

I see it as a call to courage and brains.

d0gbreath said:

I see it as a call to courage and brains.

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A call to courage and country.

jamesbyoung said:

A call to courage and country.

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We humbly summon America’s soldiers made of hardened steel!

Charge of the Light Brigade
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!" he said.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Some one had blunder'd.
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of hell
Rode the six hundred.

Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wonder'd.
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reel'd from the sabre-stroke
Shatter'd and sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not,
Not the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.

When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wonder'd.
Honor the charge they made!
Honor the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!

Bum said:

Received this in my e-mail a short while ago from Army Human Resources Command.....any other retired military medical personnel get this?

The U.S. Army is reaching out to gauge the interest of our retired officers, noncommissioned officers and Soldiers who would be willing to assist with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic response effort should their skills and expertise be required.

These extraordinary challenges require equally extraordinary solutions and that's why we're turning to you -- trusted professionals capable of operating under constantly changing conditions. When the Nation called -- you answered, and now, that call may come again.

If interested and you remain qualified to serve in any of the following health care specialties: 60F: Critical Care Officer; 60N: Anesthesiologist; 66F: Nurse Anesthetist; 66S: Critical Care Nurse; 66P: Nurse Practitioner; 66T: ER Nurse; 68V: Respiratory Specialist; 68W: Medic - we need to hear from you STAT!

If you are working in a civilian hospital or medical facility, please let us know. We do not want to detract from the current care and treatment you are providing to the Nation.

While this is targeted at medical specialties, if you are interested in re-joining the team and were in a different specialty, let us know your interest.

If interested please contact Human Resources Command, Reserve Personnel Management Directorate, at usarmy.knox.hrc.mbx.g3-retiree-recall@mail.mil or call 502-613-4911, and provide your phone number, address, email, and MOS/Branch.

LTG Thomas C. Seamands


Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1

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I checked me email and found this:

Exchange

How you can help keep military communities safe from COVID-19

Dear Soldiers, Airmen, military family members, retirees and Veterans,

It has been an honor to serve you amid the global disruption caused by COVID-19. As the virus spreads, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is taking precautions to protect the health and safety of our Nation’s heroes. But we need your help.

Studies show that paper money and coins can harbor bacteria and viruses long after they change hands. We are asking Exchange shoppers to help in the fight against the transmission of COVID-19 through increased reliance on bank-issued credit and debit, MILITARY STAR® or gift cards instead of cash. Please note that cash-back and check-cashing transactions may be unavailable during this time.

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Bum said:

Received this in my e-mail a short while ago from Army Human Resources Command.....any other retired military medical personnel get this?

The U.S. Army is reaching out to gauge the interest of our retired officers, noncommissioned officers and Soldiers who would be willing to assist with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic response effort should their skills and expertise be required.

These extraordinary challenges require equally extraordinary solutions and that's why we're turning to you -- trusted professionals capable of operating under constantly changing conditions. When the Nation called -- you answered, and now, that call may come again.

If interested and you remain qualified to serve in any of the following health care specialties: 60F: Critical Care Officer; 60N: Anesthesiologist; 66F: Nurse Anesthetist; 66S: Critical Care Nurse; 66P: Nurse Practitioner; 66T: ER Nurse; 68V: Respiratory Specialist; 68W: Medic - we need to hear from you STAT!

If you are working in a civilian hospital or medical facility, please let us know. We do not want to detract from the current care and treatment you are providing to the Nation.

While this is targeted at medical specialties, if you are interested in re-joining the team and were in a different specialty, let us know your interest.

If interested please contact Human Resources Command, Reserve Personnel Management Directorate, at usarmy.knox.hrc.mbx.g3-retiree-recall@mail.mil or call 502-613-4911, and provide your phone number, address, email, and MOS/Branch.

LTG Thomas C. Seamands


Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1

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If you've been out less than 10 years, my advice to you is consider taking the LTG up on the offer.... odds are pretty good the next one won't be as nicely-worded.

Cordelier said:

If you've been out less than 10 years, my advice to you is consider taking the LTG up on the offer.... odds are pretty good the next one won't be as nicely-worded.

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I already gave them 23 years.

Bum said:

I already gave them 23 years.

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It's not my call. I'm just saying if you're Cat I, the odds are pretty good you're going to get the less-polite letter. FIFO and all of that.

And if anybody is qualified, I would urge them to take them up on this. At least this way they have some control over where they end up.

Here is something most people do not know. There are not 5 Uniform Services in the United States, there are 8. First is the regular 5 that everybody knows about. Then there is Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, then the Department of Commerce.

If anybody has ever wondered why the Surgeon General wears a Navy Admiral's uniform, this is why. HHS is a Uniform Service. And yes, they have the power to draft individuals in time of need, and this certainly qualifies. The last time I know of that the HHS had put out a wide call for "volunteers" was after 9-11. But they can also draft people and put them to work in clinics and hospitals nationwide.

At least if the military recalls you, you come under their rules. And especially if you already finished your 20 years, this will let you accrue even more retirement time. Otherwise, if the HHS grabs you at the end you just get a pat on the back and go back to civilian life.

Oozlefinch said:

And if anybody is qualified, I would urge them to take them up on this. At least this way they have some control over where they end up.

Here is something most people do not know. There are not 5 Uniform Services in the United States, there are 8. First is the regular 5 that everybody knows about. Then there is Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, then the Department of Commerce.

If anybody has ever wondered why the Surgeon General wears a Navy Admiral's uniform, this is why. HHS is a Uniform Service. And yes, they have the power to draft individuals in time of need, and this certainly qualifies. The last time I know of that the HHS had put out a wide call for "volunteers" was after 9-11. But they can also draft people and put them to work in clinics and hospitals nationwide.

At least if the military recalls you, you come under their rules. And especially if you already finished your 20 years, this will let you accrue even more retirement time. Otherwise, if the HHS grabs you at the end you just get a pat on the back and go back to civilian life.

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Veterans, by law, can be recalled up to the age of 65.

The Uniformed services are;
Army
Coast Guard
Navy
Marines
Air Force
United States Public Health Service
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
Space Force.

Bum said:

Veterans, by law, can be recalled up to the age of 65.

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So can anybody who has or had certification in a health or medical field.

That includes doctors and nurses. This is part of the Selective Service, and was most famously enacted during the Korean War, to provide the medical support needed. Anybody that read the book MASH would know about that. Most of the doctors in it (including Trapper John and Hawkeye) were drafted out of their private practices and put in uniform to serve in the conflict.

The HHS can also draft them and put them to work, but in the past they were always put in the military because that was where they were needed, and they already had the infrastructure to train them and put them to work.

Oozlefinch said:

So can anybody who has or had certification in a health or medical field.

That includes doctors and nurses. This is part of the Selective Service, and was most famously enacted during the Korean War, to provide the medical support needed. Anybody that read the book MASH would know about that. Most of the doctors in it (including Trapper John and Hawkeye) were drafted out of their private practices and put in uniform to serve in the conflict.

The HHS can also draft them and put them to work, but in the past they were always put in the military because that was where they were needed, and they already had the infrastructure to train them and put them to work.

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During my year in Vietnam I lived at SURGical hospital and I was friends with several doctors in that category. Most came in as O-3 but quite a few as Major or above depending upon their specialty. One orthopedic guy I knew used to let observers in to watch the surgery. I did it once broken leg case, very interesting to watch.