title: Mobilization and rejection of Individual Ready Reserve personnel in Operations Desert Shield/Storm at a U.S. Army Quartermaster post.
abstract: The individual Ready Reserve (IRR) is an important component of the U.S. Army's total combat force. After Operations Desert Shield/Storm, we investigated the mobilization of soldiers with combat service support specialties from the IRR to a quartermaster training post. In the initial 2 weeks of activation prior to assignment and deployment, the soldiers went through medical and administrative screening, and general and specialized military training. During this period, a sizable portion (one-quarter) of IRR troops who reported to duty were rejected for a variety of reasons (overweight, inadequate dependent arrangements, etc.) and did not remain on active duty. Potential changes to the policies that led to these rejections are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Military Psychiatry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rothberg
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Koshes
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Shanahan
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Christman
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel; D010290:Parents; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans; D014857:Warfare