Help: APMC/Army Reserves

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Specializes in Psychiatry.

I'm in the final stages of join the army reserves and my recruiter just asked me this via email "Need to know if you want the unit(1 weekend a month 2 weeks in the summer) oh and drills at your hospital:) Or the APMC only 2 weeks a year." When I emailed back for clarification he stated "he APMC is just another way of being in the reserves. You are assigned to a hospital instead of a unit. The [local] unit currently does their clinical rotations at the VA hospitals in the area. We have to move on this, there are only a few vacancies left in [local unit]."

What is APMC? How is it different than just plain joining the Army reserves as a nurse? Does anyone know? Has anyone been in the reserves as a nurse that might be able to shed some light on this?

I'm confused and not sure how much information I can wheedle out of my recruiter.

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Specializes in critical care: trauma/oncology/burns.

hello chocokitten:

sorry for this late answer but i just got back from a medrete mission to el salvador two days ago. okay, here is some information regarding apmc and, at the end of this very small print (smile) there is a website you can access for more info regarding the apmc. it was my understanding that someone would think about the apmc if they lived more than 60 miles from a nearest tpu:

apmc is a troop program unit (tpu) that reports directly to the army reserve medical command (ar-medcom). the mission of apmc is to manage the readiness of amedd soldiers in critical shortage area of concentration (aoc) in the usar who is unable to participate with a usar medical unit due to geographical dislocation.

b. apmc soldiers are assigned against valid usarc tpu vacancies for readiness reporting and mobilization. they are further attached to the apmc for all personnel management, financial, quality assurance , and training support in accordance with ar 140-10 paragraph 3-8© & (g)(2). apmc selects the soldier’s unit of assignment based on readiness requirements of the usar and the existence of a position vacancy in an appropriate aoc. apmc coordinates with the usarc for priority fills, unit needs, and reassignment guidelines.

[color=#333399]c. apmc specialized training assistance program (strap) officers who are still in training and receiving a stipend are assigned directly to the apmc. they are further attached to the apmc for all personnel management, financial, quality assurance, and training support.

[color=#333399]d. apmc provides an alternate battle assemblies (ba) training program for participation for usar amedd officers who do not reside within commuting distance of a usar medical unit.[color=#333399]

[color=#333399] e. apmc coordinates the attachment or assignment of amedd soldiers from direct accession, transfers from the active army, and transfers from the individual ready reserve (irr) or troop program units (tpus). appendix b specifies procedures related to attachment/assignment, funds execution, orders processing, mobilization, and release from attachment.[color=#333399]

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[color=#333399] soldiers attached or assigned to the apmc must reside in the continental united states (conus) including puerto rico and hawaii to preclude compromising their mobilization potential. individual assignments to units located overseas with attachments to the apmc are “not” authorized.

b.apmc will accept attachments based on specialty requirements. army medical department (amedd) soldiers in critical shortage area of concentration (aoc) may be attached to the apmc provided their aoc meets their unit vacancy requirement of the position. apmc determines specialty exceptions based on readiness requirements. the apmc website at http://www.usarc.army.mil/apmc provides a list of the aoc’s that are currently being accepted.

c. apmc will consider attachment when an applicant cannot meet tpu requirements for geographical reasons.

d. apmc attachments will result from procurement efforts of (usarec), transfers from the active army, as well as transfers from the individual ready reserve (irr) and troop program units (tpus).

(1) upon request for attachment from usarec recruiters for new accessions, potential applicants must acknowledge apmc requirements in writing

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Specializes in Psychiatry.

thanks ^_^ better late then never, I appreciate the input. I think I'll be AR, cause I am close enough. Thank you for clearing this up for me!:redbeathe

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About that APMC---I was looking for AOC's (I'm trying to decide about a TPU or APMC) but don't see any listings for NPs. (I am a psych NP) I see psychiatrists and psychologists. Do they ever have a call for APRNs of any sort? Also, is one apt to be deployed more in a TPU or APMC or is it about the same? Anyone?

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Specializes in Psychiatry.
About that APMC---I was looking for AOC's (I'm trying to decide about a TPU or APMC) but don't see any listings for NPs. (I am a psych NP) I see psychiatrists and psychologists. Do they ever have a call for APRNs of any sort? Also, is one apt to be deployed more in a TPU or APMC or is it about the same? Anyone?

Unfortunately I don't know the answer to this one. Hopefully someone else can ansewer. Good luck to you!

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