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

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If your retired, you should have received this message yesterday...for those that are not...this is an indicator of how bad it is about to become. Note they are not just looking for medical specialists.

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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 [email protected] 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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Hammer21b said:
I’d “Ike to know the age range.
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Retiree recall rule of thumb is usually retired 5 years of less and under the age of 60.

We had a retiree recall O5 working in my shop from 2010-2014...he was 63 when he "retired" the second time in 14', but was under 60 when "volunteered" and I know he was retired way more than 5 years, was way overweight, and profiled so he couldn't do PT at all..
 
I’m good with everything but age. I turn 60 in May. Well, I have been retired 7 years.
 
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I volunteered after 9/11 and again after OIF started. The only people they were looking for then were medical, linguists, and casualty notification. I had been out for 7 years by 03. I almost got picked up by a CA battalion headed to Iraq but because I wasn't CA qualified the 3 wouldn't take me. The 4 was all for it because they were short.

I couldn't do casualty notification, did it once when I was in the Guard, it was very emotional.
 
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SDIVER2006 said:
Old medic and nurse here currently working at Mil hospital...
sadly my patience for the bullshit would land me an article 15 in prolly 1 month then I would spend most of my time on detail..

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Ah, gotta love civil service. All the perks, not of the bullshit.

In the massive reserve activations for Iraq I saw a few nurses >50 who had been out and volunteered to come back. Same for a couple docs. Those guys, I laughed my ass off...Navy khaki's, belly, long hair, beard on one. I told one guy, "Sir, the 70s Navy called, they want you back..."

One nurse who came back had been a SEAL (HM), he was around 60. He was a hoot. Out of the Navy a long time, went into the reserves (Nurse Corps), was a nurse in an ICU at a VA hospital. He was a JG, I think (O2), but had 6 rows of ribbons, including a CAR, SEAL device, jump wings. No one quite knew what to do with him.
 
I got called by the Air Force reserves around this time of the OP.
I love my country, but no thanks . I did my time (not medical).
 
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So they are calling for extra help for....(tin foil hat on) anyone in the medical field for????? Forced vaccination?
 
I got the email as well. I have been retired since 2012, did 25 years active duty and am now in my early 50’s. I am very happy retired. Luckily I was Chemical so they are not looking for us yet.
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I was PSYOP, so not likely I'll get a call :D

I got to peek behind the curtain & wasn't overjoyed at what I saw & decided it was time to punch out. Lotta guys hung around & got GS gigs at the schoolhouse or writing doctrine, some did contracting work for a while, but I needed a clean break. Did my time & proud of it, but I've had my turn.
 
Now that I think about it, what happens to folks that have VA disability? would that keep going? Or would you have to reapply all over again
 
rufrdr said:
I couldn't do casualty notification, did it once when I was in the Guard, it was very emotional.
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I worked in the CACO office (casualty Assistance Coordinator Office) during the 1st Gulf War.
We had a special phone that only rang when there was a death from our area...
We'd get the info, coordinate next of kin notification, remains transportation, coordinate with funeral home and try to get personal belongings returned.
That job Sucked.
I was a submarine electrician on medical temporarily duty, a friends temporary duty was sitting on a chair in an elevator at the Naval hospital pushing the floor button for everyone getting on.
Everyday, I wished I had his job!
 
Rob said:
I worked in the CACO office (casualty Assistance Coordinator Office) during the 1st Gulf War.
We had a special phone that only rang when there was a death from our area...
We'd get the info, coordinate next of kin notification, remains transportation, coordinate with funeral home and try to get personal belongings returned.
That job Sucked.
I was a submarine electrician on medical temporarily duty, a friends temporary duty was sitting on a chair in an elevator at the Naval hospital pushing the floor button for everyone getting on.
Everyday, I wished I had his job!
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I am sure that job sucked but what you did was an invaluable service. You were helping your fellow brothers and sisters families in their worst moments and just for you being there I thank you!
 
This is old; this came out when everyone thought it was going to be a 'thing' a la NYC, death barges and all.... all services have pretty much stopped.
 
Rob said:
I worked in the CACO office (casualty Assistance Coordinator Office) during the 1st Gulf War.
We had a special phone that only rang when there was a death from our area...
We'd get the info, coordinate next of kin notification, remains transportation, coordinate with funeral home and try to get personal belongings returned.
That job Sucked.
I was a submarine electrician on medical temporarily duty, a friends temporary duty was sitting on a chair in an elevator at the Naval hospital pushing the floor button for everyone getting on.
Everyday, I wished I had his job!
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I was getting ready to retire and pulled CAO for a kid that was separated from his wife and he went to her work, a Fatz restaurant, and shot himself while sitting in his truck, in the head. The funeral home had already dressed him before I could inspect the uniform ( it was all kinds of jacked up) and they had embalmed him before shaving his goatee off! There were GOs coming to this funeral! I had to climb down in the coffin with him and take a razor to cut off the rank and sew new rank on, they had to shave him as close as they could get (dead skin turns red after embalming when shaved!) and put his beret on to cover the hole in his head! I was hours in that coffin with him fixing things that I couldn’t hardly reach! He was cold as a cucumber and I was sweating my ass off!
 
Airborne_ChemDog said:
I am sure that job sucked but what you did was an invaluable service. You were helping your fellow brothers and sisters families in their worst moments and just for you being there I thank you!
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Thanks but, I only did the ground work for the guys that did the important work.
 
I talked to a buddy of mine just back from deployment, who has 32 years in with the Army as a Ranger. He was pretty dismissive about this as something that happens pretty routinely, although it was based on what little I told him this morning. And don’t shoot the messenger. I don’t know what I don’t know on the subject of recalls.
 
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