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I'm about to end my contract, but retentionnis bugging me to stay in. My career councillor asked me what my reason for leaving was, and I told him that in my 4 years I've missed 3 with my boys due to training and two deployments. He answered with why not reenlist for a hospital position. Do hospital medics not deploy ornworry about extensibe field problems? Ive been a line medic my whole career. Thanks.
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They could pull you from a hospital position if the Army need to, though from all the medics I've talked that were on active duty its not common.
You could consider going to the army reserve if you want to stay a medic and keep the military benefits. Also depending on what unit you are in you're less liable to deploy. Also being in the reserve you tend to have a lot more notice of an upcoming mission so you get to plan a lot more ahead for your family.
You could consider going to the army reserve if you want to stay a medic and keep the military benefits. Also depending on what unit you are in you're less liable to deploy. Also being in the reserve you tend to have a lot more notice of an upcoming mission so you get to plan a lot more ahead for your family.
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LTC Stephen C.
Good answer, SGT (Join to see). However, there was a time when Army Reservists (active or inactive) could be called to active duty individually. One minute you’re a drilling reservist, the next minute, you’re on active duty! I think that members of the National Guard must be called up as a unit though.
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Capt Sean Patchin
I served in the 44th General Hospital (USAR) in Madison, WI. We were ordered to Active Duty 8 JAN 91 in support of Operation Desert Shield (which became Operation Desert Storm). We were supposed to be deployed to the UAE, but after our DEPMEDs were set up, the base commander requested hospital personnel from USAREUR MEDCOM and so, we ended up being deployed to Europe to backfill for the deployments to staff our hospital tents.
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Capt Sean Patchin
I don't know how the Army does things anymore; but in 34 years ago, I was in a USAR general hospital and we got deployed in support of Operation Desert Shield (which became Operation Desert Storm).
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If you are assigned to a TOE hospital, that hospital could be deployed or you might be pulled as an individual (based on a requirement for your MOD).
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