Today I received an email from the government seeking retired military members to volunteer their services to return to active duty for the crisis. They listed medical specialties but stated that anyone wishing to return to active duty would be considered. Of course it is a given that the retired servicemember remain qualified. They also specified that they do not want to take away people who are already working in hospitals, etc. 0 Likes More Like This Social Media Healthcare Support Groups by Selandy Girard, MSN, RN First COVID-19 and Flu Combination Self Collection Test Authorized by FDA by tnbutterfly - Mary, BSN, RN The top 12 purveyor's of vaccine disinformation! by hppygr8ful, ASN, RN, EMT-I Inability to Bill Prevents Pharmacists from Prescribing Paxlovid by Terry Ann Donner, BSN, RN First COVID-19, Now Monkeypox: Should We Be Worried About Another Pandemic? by NurseWriter_AJP, MSN, RN
KCMnurse, BSN, MSN, RN Specializes in Educator. Has 38 years experience. 1 Article; 283 Posts Mar 26, 2020 Just to be clear - they are asking people to come out of retirement and work for free? Not that I am opposed to volunteering, just curious... 0 Likes
caliotter3 38,333 Posts Apr 1, 2020 Not for free. Not eligible for promotion, but drawing pay and if in more than two years get the usual step increase in pay. Increased retirement pay. They expect four months duty but could be longer. Already about 14000 have shown interest. 0 Likes
