Friday, May 1, 2020
What is it?
The U.S Army Voluntary Recall Program manages the recall of retirees to active duty. These voluntary recalls are a part of the Army’s plan for a mass mobilization. There are two population groups available to the Army for recall:
Army’s Human Resources Command is responsible for determining if retirees qualify for recall.
What are the current and past efforts of the Army?
The Army reached out to more than 800,000 IRR and retired Soldiers to actively seek volunteers to return to the Army team to assist with Coronavirus pandemic response efforts. The Army currently has:
In the past, voluntary retiree recalls have been conducted several times to support:
What continued efforts does the Army have planned?
Volunteers bring skills, training and education that is necessary to win the COVID-19 fight. The nature of the COVID-19 pandemic is unpredictable and the Army plans to provide medical skills where most needed. The Army will continue to:
Why is this important to the Army?
During times of national emergency, the Army voluntarily calls upon retired and IRR Soldiers to augment Active-duty and Reserve Soldiers to maintain readiness and meet mission needs.
Protecting the citizens from coronavirus requires the effort of the whole nation. The IRR and retired Soldiers will assist in maximizing response to this critical fight. Past and present Army medical personnel are valuable ‘ready now’ assets to the whole-of-nation COVID-19 pandemic response.
Soldiers have the unique expertise, training, and warrior-mentality necessary to combat and defeat the invisible viral enemy.
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