Navy Reserve Medical Department Guide

I. General Description and Benefits for Medical Department Officers
II. Requirements
III. Assignments and Programs
IV. Active Duty Opportunities
V. Navy Administrative Requirements
VI. Career Progression and Promotion
VII.Continuing Education Opportunities
VIII. Mobilization Readiness
IX. Retirement
X. Lists of Information
XI. Definition of Terms - Sample Forms
XII. Explanation of Terms on the Reserve Unit Assignment Document (RUAD)

INTRODUCTION

This guide represents answers to questions that many Navy Reserve Medical Department Officers have had during the course of their careers in the Navy Reserve. The information in this guide is meant to be practical, summarizing appropriate information from a variety of sources. These answers are not meant to cover all situations that may be faced by all reserve Medical Department Officers, but this document should adequately address issues such as recruitment, retention and retirement of Reserve Officers.

The material in this guide was current at the time of its writing (June 1997), but, as is always the case in the government, is subject to change without notice. We will, however, endeavor to keep it as up-to-date as possible.  The material found in this guide is intended to complement information disseminated from Commander, Navy Reserve Force and other Navy Medicine resources.

The questions answered in this guide are those that are frequently asked from Navy Reserve Medical Department Officers. This guide is intended to become a living document. If you have additional questions you would like to see answered, please contact:

MC Reserve Liaison Officer
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, MED-00MCR
2300 E Street, NW
Washington DC 20372-5300
Phone: (202) 762-3060
Fax: (292) 762-1626
Email: 00MC@us.med.navy.mil

There are many references, instructions and notices that specifically address many questions and situations that will arise during your Navy Reserve career. Your Reserve Center ADMIN, Training and Reserve Pay office are there to support you and your unit. If you do not feel they are cooperative or addressing your concerns, talk to your unit C.O. first then, if needed, request a visit with the Reserve Center Commanding Officer.

There are three important instructions that are easy to read and contain virtually all information contained in this guide and should be referred to in many instances during your career as follows:

BUPERSINST 1001.39C www.bupers.navy.mil
BUMEDINST 1001.3 navymedicine.med.navy.mil/instructions/external/external.htm
COMNAVRESFORINST 1001.5C  http://164.229.232.33/cnrf/10015cc1.pdf   found on www.navy.mil/navresfor

I. General Description and Benefits for Medical Department Officers

A. Categories: Reservists are classified into two main groups as follows: Ready Reserve and Standby Reserve. This manual will only address the first category, i.e. Ready Reserve. Ready Reservists may either be part of a regular unit or a Physician Reservists in Medical Universities and Schools (PRIMUS) unit (explained below), in either of two components - Selected Reserves (SELRES) or the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). SELRES participate in drills and perform active duty for training (AT) earning points towards retirement and time in grade towards promotion. IRR members do not drill or perform AT but can earn points towards retirement by participating in correspondence courses and earn time in grade towards promotion. Both categories of reservists are subject to recall to active duty in case of national emergency, such as Operation Desert Storm/Shield where many medical department reservists were recalled to active duty.

B. Requirements: To be a member of the Navy Reserve, you must follow certain rules. If you are a health care provider, you must comply with the credentialing requirements of the training site where you perform active duty or contributory support to the active duty force. Refer to your training site for more information regarding specific credentialing criteria or refer to the following guidance: OPNAVINST 6320.4A and COMNAVRESFOR NOTE 6320 DTD 07 NOV 85. In order to obtain additional information, you may visit the web site for the Centralized Credentials Review and Privileging Activity (CCPD) in Jacksonville as follows: http://nhso-jax.med.navy.mil In both IRR and Selected Reserves, you must complete annual questionnaires (NRPC 1200/1), from the Navy Reserve Personnel Center (NRPC) that update the Navy on your civilian skills and accomplishments. Be sure to keep your address up to date with your Reserve Center.

If you are in a Selected Reserve unit, you must meet the Navy's body fat and physical readiness standards by passing a physical fitness test twice a year. As professionals in the health care field, we know the value of regular exercise and weight control in preventing illness. The Navy believes in these same principles and tests both active duty and reservists in order to assure that its members maintain physical fitness.

You must also meet Navy grooming standards and wear Navy uniforms when drilling or when on Active Duty.

You must keep up to date on required immunizations and have yearly PPD tests and HIV tests with your annual physical. You must be in good health and have periodic physical and dental examinations from the Navy to certify that your health remains good. You will have to participate in random, unannounced urinalysis screening for drugs as well.

You must document all of your training, and if you do not drill with the unit, you must submit records of your drill periods in order to receive credit and pay.

Other than the above listed requirements, your professional life in the Navy will be virtually identical to that in civilian life. If you want more information or are interested in joining, contact your local Navy recruiter, the National Navy recruiting office at 1-800-USA-NAVY (1-800-872-6289), or check online at http://www.navyjobs.com. You will need to complete the Screening Questionnaire (NRPC 3060/2) which assesses your mobilization readiness requirements. Also, complete the Ready Reserve Screening Questionnaire (NAVPERS 1001/3). Completion of these documents is required each fiscal year to assess your readiness to be mobilized. The reserve center or recruiter will maintain these required forms.

C. Participation: A Selected Reservist can receive credit towards retirement in several ways as follows: by performing drills as a member of a Ready Reserve Unit, by performing drills as a member of a PRIMUS unit, or by completing correspondence courses (either as a member of a reserve unit or as a member of the Individual Ready Reserve). To become a member of a Ready Reserve Unit, a member of the Standby or Individual Ready Reserve must request transfer or assignment to a Ready Reserve Unit (including PRIMUS units).

1. Regular Units: Members of regular units must drill monthly and perform 2 weeks of annual training each year.

2. PRIMUS Units: PRIMUS units are open to medical or surgical residents who are receiving STIPEND support (see below). These units are also open to residents in critical readiness specialties and to medical department officers trained in these same specialties that are employed full-time in that specialty at an accredited medical or nursing school or an affiliated teaching hospital. Currently, the critical wartime medical specialties are as follows: general surgery, most surgical subspecialties (cardiothoracic, colon-rectal, neurosurgery, orthopedics, neurosurgery, thoracic, vascular, and urology), anesthesiology, emergency medicine, family practice, internal medicine, and diagnostic radiology. AT requirements are the same as those for regular units except for residents and full time students, who may request waivers annually during the period of training. For more information regarding drilling with a PRIMUS unit, you may obtain additional information at the following web site: http://www.ncts.navy.mil/navresfor/navsurf/n9/primus1.htm.

D. Financial benefits: The major financial benefit from regular reserve participation is drill pay and pay for active duty for training (AT). Each drill is paid at the rate equivalent to one day's pay on active duty. The amount you receive will depend on your rank and years of experience. For more information regarding specific pay amounts, please refer to the following web site: http://www.navy-reserve.org/

While on AT, you will receive 1 day's pay for each day of AT. You may also be entitled to per diem and travel expenses, depending on your assignment and whether you stay in quarters on base, at your home, or in a hotel. Your pay is based on your rank and years of creditable service, just as it is for active duty members. You do not receive special pays along with regular drills or AT. However, once you perform active duty for more than 30 consecutive days, you will also receive a prorated share of all medical department special pays to which you would be entitled to if you were on active duty. Reservists also earn credit towards retirement pay. While reservists are on active duty, their civilian jobs are protected by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994. This law guarantees that their former employer must reemploy reservists recalled to active duty up to a five-year recall period, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, with seniority and benefits. If you have additional questions regarding your civilian employment with your Reserve affiliation, you may find out more information from the following web site: http://www.esgr.org/.

Additionally, special pay for medical department officers will be authorized for certain specialties when ordered to active duty for more than 30 days AND authorized by NAVPERSCOM. You may obtain more information regarding medical department special pay programs from the following web site: http://navymedicine.med.navy.mil/med52/med-525/mcspcpay.htm

1. Training support for critical shortage Medical Corps specialties: In addition to drill pay and pay for active duty, medical corps reservists already trained and board certified are eligible for repayment of educational loans. They may receive up to $3,000 after each successful reserve year, with a ceiling of $20,000. The STIPEND program provides for monthly stipends (currently $864), in addition to drill pay for reservists training in critical shortage specialties. Once your training is complete, you must commit to remain in the Ready Reserve as a drilling reservist for 2 years for each year of support you received. The current critical shortage specialties include the following: anesthesiology, cardiovascular/thoracic surgery*, colon and rectal surgery*, emergency medicine, family medicine, general surgery, internal medicine, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, diagnostic radiology, urology, and vascular surgery* (*must have completed a 5 year general surgery residency.).

2. Insurance: All reservists are eligible for group life insurance. Mobilization insurance has been withdrawn and no longer applies to reservists. Service Group Life Insurance is term insurance. Premiums are automatically deducted from your monthly paycheck while in a Selected Reserve pay billet. Ensure you complete SGLV form-8286 to designate your beneficiary. If you are assigned to the Volunteer Training Unit (VTU), you can continue this coverage by paying the premiums. You will be billed annually for continued coverage. In addition, you may elect several levels of coverage up to $200,000. SGLI is convertible to Veteran's Group Life Insurance (VGLI)after your release from obligated duty.

Dental Insurance: On October 1, 1997, the Department of Defense, working in conjunction with Humana Military Healthcare Services (HMHS),began offering a new low-cost voluntary dental program to all Uniformed Service National Guard and Reserve personnel who are members of the Selected Reserve. Dental health is an important factor in determining readiness for deployment and remains one of the Navy's top priorities. In order to provide comprehensive dental health care to Reservists at an attractive monthly cost, the Department of Defense is covering 60 percent of the total premium. As a result, Selected Reservists pay only $4.36 per month to maintain their dental health. Selected Reservists receive low-cost, high quality dental care that improves their overall health as well the readiness. HMHS has developed a network of 14,500 dentists and oral surgeons nationwide who participate in the plan as care providers. Sixty-two percent of all Reserve component personnel have one of these providers within five miles of their home. If you want to find out more information regarding the Reserve Dental Insurance, please refer to the following web site: http://www.ncts.navy.mil/navresfor/navsurf/n9/tsrdp.htm

3. Exchanges, Commissaries, and Space A Travel: Most large bases maintain discount department stores (a.k.a. exchanges) and grocery stores (a.k.a. commissaries). As a reservist, you are allowed to access military exchanges as often as you desire. Exchanges are free from sales tax and often have competitive prices. More information on Navy Exchanges (including locations) can be obtained on-line at (http://www.navy-nex.com), and for Army and Air Force Exchanges at (http://www.aafes.com). In addition, Marine Corps Exchanges are located at many Marine Corps bases.

As a reservist, you will receive a commissary privilege card allowing you to use the commissary for a specific number of times yearly (12 times annually for a drilling reservist using the privilege card provided by the reserve center and day-for-day while you are on active duty orders). Prices at commissaries are typically far below those at civilian grocery stores even with the surcharge. Generally speaking, you will have access to base gas stations, recreational facilities, auto repair and mini-mart convenience stores with proper reserve identification card. Reservists are also eligible to use Space Available (Space A) travel on military planes from selected bases. You must obtain an eligibility certificate (DD1853) from your reserve center. This form allows you to fly Space A for a 6-month period. Reservists may also be able to stay at low cost Navy Lodges (1-800-NAVYINN) or contact your area SATO office. More detailed information can be obtained at the Navy Exchange site listed above.

4. 4.Defense Enrollment and Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) is used to enroll Ready Reserves, Standby Reserves, Retired Reserves (eligible for pay), and their families in a pre-eligible status for future health care entitlements. 5.Reserve Family member Identification card, DD2529, allows the immediate family (dependents on your Page 2, Emergency Record Data Sheet) access to commissary, base exchange and recreational facilities. When recalled to active duty for more than 30 days, full benefits are conveyed to your family.

E. The GI bill: As a reservist, you are eligible to enroll in the GI bill. If you are a medical corps officer and elected to participate in the GI bill that is offered when you initially came on active duty, you can receive GI bill benefits while you are in a civilian residency training program. The GI bill applies only if you have no remaining active duty obligation to the Navy, such as the obligation when participating in the Health Professions Scholarship Program and gaining a deferred obligation to complete your residency.

II. Requirements

• How to earn a "good year"
• Drills
• Limitations on drills
• Specially scheduled drills
  • Rescheduled drills
  • Equivalent training
  • REFLEX drills
  • Incremental Inactive Duty Training (IDT) Periods
  • Flexible drills
  • Professional School Liaison Officers
  • Continuing Medical Education
  • Additional Drills
  • Additional Training Periods

A. How to earn a "good year": In the reserves, your "year" refers to your "anniversary year" and begins on the date you initially affiliated with the reserves; not the calendar or fiscal year. This date is also referred to as your Pay Entry Base Date (PEBD). This anniversary date remains for the rest of your reserve career UNLESS you have a break in reserve service. In that case, a new anniversary date is assigned based on the date you reenter the reserves; not the date you started drilling or date you affiliated with your current unit. It is critical that you know your "anniversary date." To receive credit for a good year, you must complete 90% of your required drills (44 of 48 required drills for most drilling reservists). You must also perform 2 weeks annual training (AT) active duty or a minimum of 12 days active duty that satisfies the requirement. It is important to remember that retirement points earned in one anniversary year are not transferable to any other anniversary year. Waiver of active duty requirements is generally granted no more than once every 3years (except for full time students and residents in training).

Every year after your anniversary date, you should receive an updated Annual Retirement Point Record from Navy Reserve Personnel Center in New Orleans that provides your Reserve point total. Check this document carefully to make sure that all of your drills and AT have been credited properly. This Annual Retirement Point Record (NRPCC 1070/124), otherwise known as "point capture sheets", will also list the number of years of credit you have towards retirement. Corrections to point capture sheet or other problems with points must be completed through New Orleans. The number for the Navy Reserve Personnel Center is as follows: 1-(800) 535-2699.

B. Drills: The minimum duration of any paid drill is four hours. Generally, two drills are performed per day during a drill weekend. If you are in a VTU status and performing only one drill in a day, the drill duration will be 3 hours in length. If two non-pay drills are performed in the same day, the minimum drill time is four hours each. No more than 2 drills can be credited in a single day. The maximum duration of a drill is 24 hours if the need arises to extend due to failure of training completion or to complete mission commitments.

C. Limitations on drills: In general, no more than 16 drills for pay may be performed in a single quarter of the fiscal year (18 drills may be performed with prior written approval from the REDCOM). No more than 48 drills will be authorized for pay in any fiscal year unless you are assigned to a specialized unit allowing up to 60 paid drills. The maximum number of inactive participation points credited toward retirement is 75 per anniversary year. All paid drills for a fiscal year must be completed in that year. When nearing the end of the fiscal year, 30 September, plan accordingly. You are not allowed to carry over drills or complete make-up, rescheduled or equivalent drills between fiscal years. Additional non-pay drills can be performed, up to 75 total in a year or a maximum of 12 days for ADTs per fiscal year.

D. Scheduled drills: Traditionally in Selected Reserve Units, drills are scheduled for one weekend each month. At the commanding officer's discretion, drills can be performed in one of several ways if you cannot drill with your unit at its regularly scheduled time as follows:

1. Rescheduled drills (RS): You may request to perform your drill on a different date than the regularly scheduled drill dates. These drills are for the needs of the Navy not personal needs. For example, you might work one afternoon a week in a clinic or work on a different weekend supporting activities of the Military Treatment Facility (MTF). In another example, you may reschedule two months of drills by working in the MTF for 4 days or any other arrangement that meets the Unit's needs and schedules. The major limitation on rescheduled drills is that any rescheduling must be arranged before the drill weekend. Drills can only be rescheduled to the month before, month of, or month after the originally scheduled drill dates. Advanced drills can be authorized.

2. Equivalent training (ET): These are "make up" drills that may be applied if you do not drill on your unit's originally scheduled drill dates and not prearranged official rescheduled drills before the regularly scheduled dates. ETs are performed on an individual basis to accommodate personal reasons for missing a regularly scheduled drill. No more than 4 drills a year can be paid ET drills. Subsequent ET drills will be in non-pay status, but you will receive credit for retirement points. The unit CO must authorize these drills. ETs must be performed the month before, the month of, or the month after the scheduled drill.

3. Navy Reserve Medical Reserve Flexible (REFLEX) Drilling Option:

a. A CO can authorize medical department personnel to obtain credit for attending educational programs, participating in medical symposia, attending grand rounds, or attending military programs, in increments of at least one hour, but which may be less than a 4 hour block. Individual activities are documented on the REFLEX form, and credited when they consecutively reach four hours or more. In a unit, these activities can be performed at a medical school or teaching hospital; in a regular unit. These drills will normally be scheduled at a Military Treatment Facility. All such activities must be approved by the CO beforehand (e.g., once a grand round is approved, all attendance at grand rounds is considered approved). Although previously as many as 100% of drills could be in educational programs, the most recent instruction (COMNAVRESFOR 1570.9D, 23 April 1997) limits educational programs to 20 drills per fiscal year. In order to obtain more information regarding REFLEX drills, you may obtain additional information from the following web site: http://www.ncts.navy.mil/navresfor/navsurf/n9/primus1.htm

b. Of the remaining 28 drills, 8 must be performed with the supporting Navy Reserve activity, such as your Unit or Reserve Center, to accomplish organizational and administrative requirements such as the Physical Readiness Test. The remaining 20 drills, if not with the Unit, must contribute to medical readiness. They can also be served in increments of 1 or more hours, such as staffing a clinic, drilling with your unit for part of a drill period, or providing support for a federal or military treatment facility. A new provision allows physicians to perform physicals on reservists in their own offices without pay other than drill credit; each 3 physicals constitutes one hour of drill credit (or 12 physicals per drill); a minimum of three must be performed at one time to claim drill credit. If laboratory tests need to be performed, as part of the physical, charges must be agreed to in advance by the Navy Reserve activity-contracting officer.

4. Incremental Inactive Duty Training (IDT) Periods: Certain reserve units will allow unit members to schedule training, which may be performed incrementally to accrue 4 hours for a pay IDT period or 3 hours for non-pay. This training will provide an opportunity for unit personnel to receive reserve IDT pay, training credit and retirement points for performing contributory support for their gaining command that is not for the convenience of the individual reservist, in lieu of traditional scheduled unit training. This program will allow hourly incremental IDT credit until three or four hours are accrued, which equates to one IDT period. Up to 40 IDT periods per fiscal year may be performed in this manner.

5. Flexible drills - By prescheduling drills with your CO, it is possible to schedule drill time to cover a period of several days, up to as many as 24 drills in a single quarter. They are otherwise similar to rescheduled drills.

6. Professional School Liaison Officers (PSLO) - The PSLO program provides reserve members as points of contact for students or trainees at a professional school. PSLOs can receive credit for up to 25% of their drill requirements for recruiting or mentoring activities performed as part of their duties. Reference application or instruction.

7. Continued Medical Education (CME): also count toward drill ADT credit.

8. Additional drills: These pay drills allow additional drills for special training related to special projects and may or may not be in a pay status (e.g., Program 5, Naval Aviation).

9. Additional Training Periods (ATP): These drills are authorized to accomplish additional required training as part of your unit's mobilization or gaining command's mobilization requirements or mission. You are allowed up to 12 per fiscal year.

  III. Assignments and Programs

A. Units: Each Selected Reserve and PRIMUS unit has a list of positions assigned to it termed, billets. Each billet requires a specified level or type of medical training (e.g., a urologist), identified by a Naval Officer Billet Code (NOBC) and indicates specific training needs of the Navy (such as basic life support, advanced trauma life support, etc.) as well as orientation to the command assigned. The billet also calls for a specific rank and identifies where that officer would be assigned if mobilization of reservists to active duty were to occur. Each medical department officer is assigned NOBCs according to training and education. Each medical department officer has at least one NOBC, but may have as many NOBCs according to their training (for example, a cardiothoracic surgeon would hold NOBCs for both surgeon and cardiothoracic surgeon). When billets become vacant, a list of available positions is published by each Readiness Command (REDCOM), and medical department officers can request assignment to vacant billets they are qualified to fill at the rank available. If there is no exact match, a medical department officer may be cross-assigned into a billet, but may be subsequently displaced if a more qualified officer becomes available. In addition, Subspecialty Codes (SSP)s are assigned to identify additional specialized training or credentials. Your reserve center NOBC manual has the formatted letters to apply for these codes. Security clearances are mandatory for select billets, especially in higher senior levels of unit structure. All drilling reservists are required to hold some level of clearance. Your reserve center administration office or recruiter will provide you with the proper forms from the OPNAVINST 5510.60 series.

B. Type of assignments available: Reserve positions generally fall under one of 5 programs as follows:

• Program 32 - Medical/Dental Facilities
• Program 9 - Fleet Marine Force (FMF) (Marine Corps Support Units)
• Program 7 - Construction Force (Seabees) units (Naval Construction Forces)
• Program 5 - Naval Aviation
• Program 46 - Reserve Fleet Hospitals.

Currently, most Reserve physician positions are in Programs, 32 and 46, which together represent approximately 85% of positions. Each of these programs offers different opportunities for a reservist.

1. Program 32 - Approximately 60% of medical department reserve positions are assigned to military treatment facilities (MTFs). In contingencies, these medical department officers would replace active duty officers mobilized to fleet hospitals or hospital ships. Reservists at MTFs typically perform drills in programs directly related to the function of the facility. These drills may include performing physical examinations, staffing clinics, performing surgery (ambulatory procedure visit programs), etc. AT will generally involve training with your active duty counterpart at the MTF. There are also opportunities to serve as a medical department officer on a ship or participate in field exercises during AT.

2. Program 46 - Fleet hospital billets make up about 25% of medical department officer positions in the reserves. Fleet hospitals are 500-1000 bed mobile tent hospitals that support front line combat operations (similar to a MASH, only larger). Currently, the Reservists staff four of the 10 fleet hospitals. Those assigned to fleet hospitals will often be involved in field exercises, gaining experience in setting up and taking down the hospital, as well as simulate the care of casualties. Medical department officers assigned to fleet hospitals will be expected to take the following training courses: Fleet Hospital Operations and Training and Combat Casualty Care courses, ATLS and ACLS. ATs may be spent in exercises but could also include some of the field experience courses detailed at the end of the manual.

3. Programs 7 and 9 - About 10% of medical department positions in the reserves support the Fleet Marine Force and Seabees. This percentage is expected to increase in the future. Reservists in these programs will often have the opportunity to participate in field exercises. Typically Reserve medical corps officers in these programs are mainly general medical officers, general surgeons, surgical specialists, family medicine physicians, or emergency medicine specialists. All reservists assigned to these programs should have ATLS and ACLS training, or receive training ASAP. They will also be expected to take the Combat Casualty Care Course and FMF orientation course described in Table 1, and may also benefit from other operational medicine courses.

4. Program 5 - Currently, about 5% of reserve positions are assigned to the Naval Aviation program. Reservists in this program typically perform flight physical examinations, training flights, and deploy on AT with their unit to serve as medical department officer to the squadron on a training exercise. Physicians who formerly served as flight surgeons while on active duty are most needed for these positions.

  IV. Active Duty Opportunities

A. Requirements for Active Duty Training (AT): A member must perform AT for least 14   days each year; usually completed in one consecutive period or split AT, with prior approval from CNAVRES, for two periods of 7 and 5 days. Until you attain 90 percent training qualifications, as per your individual training plan (ITP), you will perform annual AT with the gaining command. AT can be performed at other sites in the remaining years. You are not required to perform AT in the first fiscal year after you enter the reserves from active duty. BUMED publishes a list of sites requesting support from Medical department reservists in the Medical Corps Update. Additional listings of AT opportunities can be found online from the Commander, Navy Reserve Force or BUMED at:  

• http://www.ncts.navy.mil/navresfor/data/pages/adsw.html
• https://bumed.med.navy.mil/med07/AT%20Medical%20Corps.htm

In addition, BUMED reserve affairs mails a post card reminder of available AT opportunities on a monthly basis to each selected reservists. Regular Navy messages list needs for fleet exercises, which become a priority fill over MOB site AT. These messages are sent to each reserve center and distributed to Unit COs monthly.

B. Determining where to perform AT: The first priority in performing AT is to complete any training needed for your current job (billet description, ITP, NOBC, etc.). Check with the training officer (TO) of your unit to determine if you need any courses (see end of manual for further information) required to meet your ITP. You should complete these courses before you pursue other AT opportunities. If your ITP has no unmet training needs, your next priority is to perform AT at your gaining command to gain experience at your mobilization site. If you do not wish to drill at your gaining command for the current year, contact the Reserve Liaison Officer (RLO) of your command to see if there are other opportunities. Your AT should be determined by 1) needs of the Navy for your skills, and 2) where you would like to go. You may want to inquire with the Reserve Advisor for your specialty. To see if there are some particularly good places to use your talents to help the Navy, a list is published periodically in Corps specific updates. Contact someone in your department at the command with which you wish to perform your AT. Check AT Opportunity listings to see if there is already an identified need at a mobilization site where you would like to serve. Make sure that you have reached an agreement with this contact person and have their phone number. You will also need a Billet Control Number (BCN) to indicate on your application. Make these arrangements early in the fiscal year (preferably before the end of March). In recent years, the Navy has run out of funding for AT with AT requests that were left unfunded, which can result in a waiver of AT for the year.

C. Other opportunities: In addition to AT, there are two other common types of active duty that can be performed. One of these is Active Duty for Special Work (ADSW), in which reservists are placed on active duty for a minimum of 19 days (30 days for overseas assignments), unless combined with AT. If a selected reservist remains on active duty after 179 days, they may lose their pay billet. ADSW is intended to use reservists to fill in when active duty personnel are not available. Participation in ADSW does not count as AT; however, active duty can be combined with ADSW.

The other type of active duty is Active Duty for Training (ADT). It is additional active duty time spent in training such as courses in support of exercises or to assist in support of the active duty Navy community. ADT generally lasts for less than 30 days.

V. Navy Administrative Requirements

A. Completing paperwork: The Navy Reserve is very specific about what paperwork is needed and how it is completed. One of the most common problems that occur is incomplete or incorrect paperwork for pay and AT. Paperwork problems can result in significant delays in your being paid. In filling out Navy forms, keep three simple rules in mind as follows:

If you follow these rules and specific instructions on each form, you should minimize the possibility of problems. Sample blank copies of these forms are included in the Appendix, along with annotated examples of the completed form.

1. Rescheduled drill (-IDT) forms: Rescheduled (RS) drills are individual or group oriented drills with unit CO authorization performed on a different date or different location from the unit's original schedule. RS must be scheduled in advance, not after the fact or missed IDT period. RS will be annotated on your monthly drill muster or you will receive an IDT participation form to be completed by the senior person at your drill location. Format is same as listed for ETs below, except RS is an officially sanctioned drill.

2. Equivalent Training (ET) forms: If you will not be able to drill with your unit, contact the CO (or other designated officer) before the date the drills should have been performed. ET cannot be processed easily on a retroactive-basis. Arrange dates to perform your drills and reach agreement with the CO. You should then receive an IDT Participation record that has the date(s) of your drills on it. Have this form signed by the CO or designee, with the date of your make-up drills. For each date, there should be three blocks, labeled 1st, 2nd, etc.. The person verifying your drills should mark a P (present) for each drill you performed that day, and an A (absent) for each drill you didn't perform. For example, if you worked the morning drill, the blocks would be PA; AP for the afternoon if you worked in the afternoon and not in the morning. In the # block, add the number of "P"s (1 or 2). When you have completed all drills, the person verifying your drills should sign as the Mustering official and date in accordance with the last drill completed. The form should be returned to your reserve center within 3 working days of the last drill date.

3. REFLEX forms: REFLEX drills allow members to drill in increments of at least one hour, rather than a minimum of four hours for standard drills. REFLEX drills are recorded on the two-page Individual Monthly Drill Performance form. On the front of the form, report the summary information, totaling hours of training to equal 4 hour (or more) blocks. This form is then sent to your Unit CO, who approves your drills at their discretion, and sends it to the reserve center for pay. On the back of the form, record each individual session you attended, giving the date, number of hours of training, the location, nature of activity, and topic, and obtain the signature of a person who can verify your attendance. Note that you must record these in chronological order, and only when consecutive training sessions equal 4 or more hours in order to complete a "drill". For example, if you attend three 1 hour sessions and then a 3 hour session, you have completed your first "drill"; you cannot carry over 2 hours of the last session to credit them towards your next "drill". Keep this point in mind when scheduling sessions for REFLEX credit.

4. AT/ADT applications: The Request for Training Orders is the form most often completed incorrectly. The first 8 blocks are self-explanatory, except for block 4, which asks for DESIG/NEC (Designator/Navy Enlisted Code). Medical Department designators are as follows: 2105 - Medical Corps; 2205 - Dental Corps; 2305 - Medical Service Corps, and 2905 - Nurse Corps. After block 8, there is an unnumbered block, which asks for your Unit name and Reserve Unit Identification Code (RUIC). The RUIC can be obtained from your administrative officer or training officer or from your reserve center. In block 9, the type of request will usually be AT. In block 10A, assume that you will report at 0700 unless otherwise instructed. Block 10B will usually be indicated as 12 days of AT. In block 10C, the site where you are performing AT should be indicated. UIC refers to the Unit Identification Code of the site where you will be training. Make sure that you obtain this information when you contact the site to arrange your AT. If you are taking a course, obtain the course name and identification code from the course point of contact (given in Table 1). In block 11, provide the name of the person you spoke with as your point of contact (POC). In block 12, provide the time you estimate you will leave from your home. The earliest time is NET (no earlier than); the latest time is NLT (no later than). Provide the time that you will depart the airport and arrive at your destination. If you are going on a cruise, obtain the boarding time (embark) and unloading time (debark). Block 13 requests information on your travel. CONUS refers to the Continental US, while OUTCONUS means Alaska, Hawaii or in another country or other U.S. territory. A Government Travel Request (GTR) is issued for air travel. A POV (privately owned vehicle) refers to your car. Local commute refers to travel within a 50-mile radius of your home and your training site. The inset block inside Block 13 is for everyone to complete. BCN refers to Billet Control Number and must be obtained from the site you will be performing your AT; failure to complete this block will, AT THE LEAST, result in delays in your application being processed. Release numbers are no longer needed. Make sure you list any special justification in the remarks section in Block 14, e.g. required to meet your ITP. Block 17 has a number of important questions listed. When you contact the AT site, assess whether government rooms (berthing) are available and meals (messing) are provided. In addition, you will need to establish whether a rental car and phone calls are required. If a rental car is required, you must obtain a letter from the command authorizing the rental car. In addition, you need to determine if a security clearance is required for the location of your AT. If you will be traveling and need an advance payment to cover your expenses (hotel, meals), circle "yes" for advanced per diem. Always answer "yes" for authorization to vary your itinerary, just in case you need to make changes in your flight or arrival day. The question "Are you HYT/RTB/2XFOS" includes several Navy acronyms. HYT (high year tenure) refers only to enlisted. RTB (Reserve Transition Board) refers to consideration for early retirement due to elimination of your billet. You are not eligible for AT if you are in this situation. 2XFOS indicates that you have not been selected for promotion in 2 consecutive promotion boards. Again, you may be denied AT on this basis. Your Unit training officer, who will then sign the form and obtain the signature of your CO (or designee) before submitting the form to the Reserve Center Training/AT Coordinator, will complete the block for Peacetime Support Code. www.ncts.navy.mil/navresfor/

B. Maintaining credentials: The Navy uses a centralized credentialing facility, the Centralized Credentials Review and Privileging Department (CCPD) in Jacksonville. The address is Naval Health Care Support Office, Box 140, Jacksonville FL 33212-0410, phone (904) 542-7200, ext. 8123, or (800) 566-8494, ext. 8123; FAX (904) 542-7209. When you first join the reserves, you will need to have documentation of your training and privileges that you maintain at your civilian workplace. Every 2 years, your privileges must be updated (including any change in your credentials, such as new licenses or certifications). To be able to do AT or perform any clinical activities with the reserves, you must have valid credentials with Jacksonville to allow you to practice in the Navy. In order to find out more information regarding the Centralized Credentials Review and Privileging Department (CCPD), you may contact their web site at the following location:

VI. Career Progression and Promotion

A. How to get promoted: Selection boards meet once yearly to evaluate members who are "in the zone" for promotion. The "zone" for each rank is announced in an ALNAV message, usually in December, and can also be found on the NAVPERSCOM home page www.bupers.navy.mil/ . If you are near the point of promotion, you can also determine if you are in the zone by calling NAVPERSCOM at (901) 874-4525. As a rule of thumb, officers are eligible for promotion to LCDR after 9-11 years, to CDR after 15-17 years, and to CAPT after 21-23 years of credited service. The board will review the information in your official personnel file to determine whether you have the necessary professional and managerial qualifications to be promoted to the next rank. Board members will look at your file to see what professional experiences you have had (both in the Navy and in civilian life), what range of jobs you have held (especially in the Navy), and evidence of leadership positions appropriate to your current rank. For example, a LT or LCDR may be a training officer or administrative officer for a unit, while more senior officers may have served as department heads, XO or CO.

Because your record is all that will speak for you before the board, make sure your record represents you well. In addition to assuring that you have shown evidence of progression in your career, take the time to check your official record, which the Board uses for determination for selection for promotion. You can obtain a copy by sending a signed letter (or FAX) to NAVPERSCOM at least 6 months before the selection boards. The letter should have your full name, SSN, dates of service, and mailing address. Note that there are two parts to the record, your microfiche and your Officer Summary Record (OSR)/Performance Summary Report (PSR). The addresses are as follows:

Microfiche
Navy Personnel Command
NPC-313C
5720 Integrity Drive
Millington, TN 38055-3130
FAX COM (901) 874-2664
FAX DSN 882-2664

Performance Summary Record
Navy Personnel Command
NPC-313
5720 Integrity Drive
Millington, TN 38055-3130

Addresses to all offices at the Navy Personnel Command are listed on the bureau's Internet homepage, http://www.bupers.navy.mil, in the persnet +4 Zip Codes section.

1. Microfiche - Page 1 of your fiche should have all of your Fitness Reports (FITREPs), along with awards and a recent photograph. The photograph is the first item the promotion board member sees when reviewing the record. The photograph may be a black and white or color full-length, three-quarter view in the summer khaki uniform, uncovered, with the left shoulder forward, against a plain contrasting background, in a size approximately four inches in width and five inches in height. Page 2 should include records of education, board certification, residency certificates, and information on any correspondence courses you completed. Page 2 also contains your yearly Navy Reserve Qualifications Questionnaire (mailed to you from New Orleans) that allows you to list any civilian accomplishments. This completed form maintained in your record is a definite positive feature for the boards. Make sure you send this form in yearly. Page 5 indicates any medical boards or disciplinary actions. If your Microfiche or PSR needs to be updated or you need to add personal awards instructions can be found on the BUPERS website:  http://www.bupers.navy.mil/selectbd/sbprep.html#fichemanagement.   If you need additional information or have name changes, contact http://www.bupers.navy.mil/pers312/Pers312F.htm#Name%20Change%20Requests.

2. Performance Summary Record/Officer Summary Record (PSR/OSR) Page 1 of your PSR (formerly known as Officer Summary Record (OSR)) contains your current unit, any significant awards, and training. Page 2 summarizes your FITREPs. Make sure that all of your fitness reports are accounted for in the Performance Summary Report (PSR). NOTE: PSR provides a summary of fitness reports since the implementation of the Fitness Report and Counseling Record, NAVPERS 1610/2 (7-95). Missing FITREPs are often viewed as a negative by the board. Again, if you need to update PSR/OSR, information is located at http://www.bupers.navy.mil/selectbd/sbprep.html#fichemanagement. There is a great deal of background information found on these pages. Ensure that the information is correct. Your RESCEN Administration department or local Personnel Support Detachment can be of great assistance.

3. Navy Reserve Qualification Questionnaire (NRPC 1200/1) - This form is an annual update mailed to you directly from New Orleans. The form asks for updates in your education, civilian employment, foreign language skills, training and duty, etc. Ensure that you return this form soon after you receive it for inclusion in your microfiche file and service record.

4. Letter to Board president - If information cannot be included in either of the two official documents on time, you can send a letter to the President of the Board. If going before the board in the next 6 months and you have not checked your record, it is suggested that you enclose the following to the Board: current photograph, FITREPs from the last 5 years, the last PSR/OSR obtained, and any other pertinent information such as, recent awards, training certificates, new appointments, highest education, or NRQQ. The letter to the Board President will be destroyed, all official documents will be retained in your records.  You may write to the President of your Board at:

PRESIDENT, FY0x [GRADE] [COMPETITIVE CATEGORY] PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD
NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (PERS-861)
5720 INTEGRITY DRIVE
MILLINGTON TN 38055-8610

Special Delivery Services, (Commercial Carriers) or when sending mail to visitors here, address your package to:

PRESIDENT, FY0x [GRADE] [COMPETITIVE CATEGORY] PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD
NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (PERS-861)
Bldg 791, Room F109
5750 COMMITMENT LOOP
MILLINGTON TN 38055-8610

Further information visit: http://www.bupers.navy.mil/p861/p861.htm

Results of the promotion board will be posted on the NAVPERSCOM home page at http://www.bupers.navy.mil/

B. Factors contributing to promotion: Promotion boards are limited in the number of persons who can be promoted. The number is based on a percentage of those "in the zone" for the first time. A smaller percentage will actually be promoted, because those who were "above the zone" the previous year will be considered again. The size of the zone is actually determined by the number of new officers needed at each rank and the percentage who can be promoted. Promotion boards consider qualifications of individuals as their official information (the fiche, PSR/OSR, and NRQQ). The board is looking for evidence of consistent high performance (as evidenced by your FITREPs), leadership performance (as evidenced by the types of jobs you have held, both in the Reserves and in civilian life), and support of the Navy mission (as evidenced by the variety of positions you have held in the Reserves).

C. Enhancing chances at promotion: It is most important to structure your career to show evidence of progressive responsibility in support of the Navy's mission, and to make sure that it is documented in your record. The first step is to check with your unit-training officer to assure that you meet all of the training requirements of your current assignment. Consider taking additional Navy courses to enhance your Naval skills (see Tables 1 and 2). Try to assure that you have an opportunity to serve the Navy in a variety of situations, including those on the operational side (Marines, Construction Battalion (CBs) or a Field Hospital). These assignments are often easier to perform early in your career. As you progress through the ranks, consider taking increasingly responsible administrative assignments. You might initially serve as training or administrative officer in your Unit, then move to department or division head, and finally look at an executive officer (XO) or commanding officer (CO) position or Officer-in-Charge (OIC). Finally, make sure that your record reflects all that you have done. Make sure to complete your NRQQ, listing all your civilian accomplishments. Check your record periodically, but at the least 6 months before a board once you are in the zone. Make sure all necessary documents are included in your record, and submit copies of any missing ones to the board president. One way to get a better idea of the promotion process is to volunteer to serve on a promotion board. All reserve promotion boards include reservists. To be eligible, you must be above the rank of those being considered for promotion. More information is available from BUMED MED-07 at https://bumed.med.navy.mil/med07/.

D. Leadership positions in Reserve units: All reserve units require administrative structures. The four major administrative positions in each unit are Commanding Officer (CO) of Officer-in-Charge (OIC), Executive Officer (XO) or Assistant Officer-in-Charge (AOIC), Training Officer (TO), and Administrative Officer (AO). Larger reserve units will also have Department Heads. The AO is responsible for overseeing the administrative tasks of the unit, such as Fitness Reports and Evaluations, processing of reports, preparation of monthly bulletins (Plans of the Month, POM), maintenance of unit records, and correspondence. The TO assures that all unit members receive the training required for their billets, and plans for provision of that training, either at the unit or during offsite training during drills, AT, or other active duty. The TO also prepares plans for future training activities to anticipate needs for retraining or recertification. The XO serves as second in command to the CO, usually dealing directly with the officers and reporting to the CO on unit activities. The CO is the head of the unit, responsible for all aspects of the Unit's readiness. He or she approves annual performance appraisals (FITREPs) for all unit members and interacts with higher levels of authority. CO/OIC billet assignments are competitive and require application to an annual screening and detailing board. XO assignments may also be based on boards or may be appointed by the CO.

E. Membership in Professional Organizations: Reserve Medical Department Officers are encouraged to affiliate with organizations leading to their professional growth, development and credentialing in their specialty fields. In addition, Reserve Medical Department Officers are encouraged to join professional organizations leading to growth and development both in the Navy Reserves and Navy Medicine. The following is a list of several organizations that many Navy Reserve Medical Department Officers actively participate:

• Association of Military Surgeons of the Uniformed Services (AMSUS): http://www.amsus.org/
• Navy Reserve Association (NRA): http://www.navy-reserve.org/
• The Retired Officers Association (TROA): http://www.troa.org/
• Association of Medical Service Corps Officers of the Navy (AMSCON): For more information contact AMSCON 14522 Woodcrest Drive, Rockville, MD 20853-2370
• * Association of Medical Corps Officers of the Navy (AMCON):    http://www.amsus.org/amcon/index.html   

  VII. Continuing Education Opportunities

A. Navy courses: The Navy has a number of courses in a variety of areas that may be of benefit to members of the Medical community. Some of these are specifically intended for Medical department personnel, while others are open to all Navy members. For some of these courses, there are specific slots available for reservists (listed as such), while other courses are open to reservists when active duty members do not fill slots. Table 1 provides information regarding Navy courses, eligible candidates, and where to obtain additional information.

B. Correspondence courses: Correspondence courses are instructional materials related to Navy skills that can be taken on a member's own time to improve knowledge and skills and improve chances for advancement. In addition, reservists can receive retirement points for successfully completing courses. There are two types of correspondence courses, each administered by a separate Navy command. General military training courses are administered by the Commander, Naval Education and Training (CNET), in Pensacola FL. Health related courses are administered by the Naval School of Health Sciences (NSHS) in Portsmouth VA. For CNET courses, you should apply through the education officer of your reserve center if you are in a Ready Reserve or PRIMUS unit. If you are in the IRR, you should apply through CNET. For NSHS courses, apply directly to Commanding Officer (Code 38), Naval School of Health Sciences, 1001 Holcomb Road, Portsmouth VA 23708-5200, by phone at (757) 953-7627 or by E-mail at pnh9jak@pnh10.med.navy.mil. CNET publishes a new catalog approximately every 4-6 months, so that course listings change on a regular basis; NSHS courses change less frequently and a list of their courses is given in Table 2. CNET can be reached by E-mail at carla.lee@smtp.cnet.navy.mil, debra.saunders@smtp.cnet.navy.mil, orpn2david.rast@smtp.cnet.navy.mil; or by phone at (904) 452-1511 or 1859. They hope to have their web site operational by the end of 1998 at http://www.cnet.navy.mil/netpdtc/netpdtc.htm.

You may not take more than three courses at the same time. These courses are considered "open book", in that you can use any sources of information (including asking for help from other reservists), but you must provide your own answers to the questions used to submit for credit.

C. Other medical education resources - NSHS has produced a series of educational programs that, for the most part, do not carry credit at present. These are interactive medical courses using videodisc and computer. The VIPER (visual information performance enhancement resource) hardware system is available at all Naval hospitals, most clinics, and at C and A schools. These courses cover a variety of topics, including review of anatomy and physiology by functional region, advanced combat trauma life support simulation exercise, preventive medicine in the combat theater, mock surgery, fleet hospital training simulations, HIV/AIDS education, triage, malaria, dermatology, psychiatry, hemodynamic monitoring, arthropods and venomous bites, and chemical warfare injuries. Some of these courses have been adapted to CD-ROM format; to date, most are for corpsmen, although the advanced combat trauma life support is available on CD-ROM, and additional courses are being converted. To use these programs, you will need a 486-DX4 100 or better computer running Windows 3.1 or Windows 95, with 16MB of RAM, 16 bit color display on a super VGA monitor, and at least a 2X CD-ROM. Reservists can obtain CD-ROMs with an official letter from their CO sent to:

Commanding Officer
Naval School of Health Sciences
8901 Wisconsin Ave.
Bldg. 141, Room 120B
Bethesda MD 20889-5611
ATTN: Executive Secretary

For further information and an up to date catalog, contact NSHS Visual Information Directorate  at http://nshs.med.navy.mil/gme/mcpp.htm.

In addition, the Navy now has a Virtual Naval Hospital on line at http://www.vnh.org. In the hospital you will find information on patient management, including images of commonly encountered clinical problems, an on line medical library, MEDLINE, and links to other health care sites. There are plans to offer continuing education credit in the future. Also available is the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences at http://www.usuhs.mil. It has information about the medical school and its programs, links to many military health care sites, and an on line library (the LRC) for faculty, students and alumni. There is also a no-charge CME site in the Department of Pathology. While the name implies the cases are pathology based, many GMOs and primary care providers have found the information helpful.

  VIII. Mobilization Readiness

A. Mobilization: In times of emergency, reservists may be asked to return to or enter active duty either by Congress or an Act of the President. Recent situations involving mobilization of reservists have included the Gulf War (Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm), Somalia (Operation Provide Comfort), and Bosnia (Operation Joint Endeavor). In some cases, recall to active duty will be on a volunteer basis, and in other cases it will be involuntary. Members of the Ready Reserve must be prepared for the possibility that they will be recalled to active duty. Generally, if recalled, you would be sent to your mobilization site, which is part of your billet. If you do not know your mobilization site, you can obtain this information from your Unit AO. If you are in a Fleet Hospital, Seabee, Marine, or aviation medicine position, you will likely be mobilized with the rest of your Unit is mobilized to that site. If you are in a MTF Unit, you will generally be mobilized to that facility. There are exceptions due to "cross assignment" of billets from one Unit to another, and occasionally due to special needs and is select cases for your special civilian skills. Recalls or activations can be short term for the length of the operation or mission or it can last up to 270 days. Recalls may occur quickly. During the start of Operation Desert Shield, initial recall notices were issued on Saturday and reservists had to report in no later than the following Wednesday (some were to report on Monday). Only units deemed specifically necessary to meet operational requirements will be recalled. Ensure you possess your copy of CNAVRES "Guide to Mobilization Readiness: WHAT'S NEXT" as well as your NAVRES Activation/Mobilization Readiness folder available from your local reserve center.

B. Preparations to be ready for recall: While many reservists will never be mobilized, it is good for all Ready Reservists to be prepared for the possibility. Many of the items detailed here are common sense, and would be good advice for people who were not in the reserves. You should have a full supply of uniforms (white, blues, and khakis and, if in a field unit, camouflage). You and your spouse should have current up-to-date wills. Assure that you have adequate life insurance for your family's needs. Make certain that your policies do not have exclusions for war or combat activities. Have an emergency funds savings account. Have your voting registration up-to-date so that you can cast an absentee ballot if necessary. If you are in a private practice, make sure that you could arrange coverage for your patients if you were absent. Consider how your malpractice insurance coverage would be paid if you were on active duty. You will not need private health insurance while on active duty, and some companies may let you suspend premium payments during your recall. Consider what support would be needed for your office staff during your absence. Evaluate what your income would be during mobilization and whether this would meet your financial needs. If not, consider private practice insurance or have additional savings to cover an emergency. Have a plan that you could activate to handle any emergency recall.

C. What to do if recalled: If you are recalled to active duty, particularly on relatively short notice, you should activate your emergency plan for your family.

1. You will want to consider giving power of attorney to someone to sign legal paperwork for you. This could be especially important with regard to home sales or purchases or other legal transactions. If necessary, arrange care or storage of belongings, pets, or vehicles. If you will be leaving your residence vacant, maintain an inventory of your household goods and arrange for care of your property. If married, you will want to assure that your family members will be registered to receive health care from the military and have dependent ID cards. Check with PSD (Personnel Support Detachment) on reporting to your duty station to make sure that your Record of Emergency Data is current. In addition, you will need to update information in DEERS, including all your insurance policy numbers. You may want to have your will reviewed with the base legal department before you leave. Your pay will be administered by direct deposit. This will be administered just like your current drill pay unless you arrange for another institution of choice.

2. You will report to your local Navy Reserve center or other specified location in the uniform of the day. You will be transferred to a regional Naval Mobilization Processing Site (NMPS). This will occur generally for recalls greater than 30 days. At the NMPS, you will activate you pay account, verify direct deposit routing, update MED/DEN records, confirm all required uniforms (seabag inspections in some cases) and arrange transportation to your recall site. Delays are not normally approved. If a delay is granted, it can take up to seven days in order to establish hardships for work of family-related situation.

IX. Retirement

A. Requirements: A reservist can request transfer to the Retired Reserve once they have completed: 1) 20 good years, 2) at least the last 8 of which have been in a Reserve component. To be able to retire at your current rank (if you were promoted after 1 October 1996), you must have held that rank for at least 3 years if you are a Captain or Commander, and for 6 months if you are a Lieutenant Commander. The time in rank requirement may be changed again in the near future. For example, if you had been in the Reserves for 18 years, then went on active duty for 4 years, you would need another 2 years to be able to transfer to the Retired Reserve. All of the time you spent on active duty would, however, be counted in calculating your retirement pay. Retired Reservists cannot gain any additional retirement "points", however, they are still subject to recall to active duty during national emergencies under Title 20 USC 672. Keep in mind that no member of the Retired Reserve may be ordered to active duty without his or her consent unless the Secretary of the Navy, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense, determines that adequate numbers of qualified members of the Ready and Standby Reserve in active status are not readily available. You must receive your Notice of Eligibility (NOE) letter for retirement pay at age 60. This letter is one of the single most important pieces of paper you will ever receive as a Naval Reservist. Title 10 USC 1331 requires that each member who completes the requirements for eligibility for retired pay be notified, in writing, within one year after that member has completed that services (normally, 6 months after your 20th year). If you do not receive a letter, contact NMPC New Orleans. Title 10 USC 1406 emphasizes that after notification, a member's eligibility for retired pay may not be denied or revoked on the basis of error, miscalculation, or misinformation unless such error resulted directly from fraud or misrepresentation on the member's part. Remember: full year periods used for crediting qualifying years are based on anniversary years. You are urged to send your request for voluntary retirement and transfer to the Retired Reserve between 9 to 12 months in advance of your requested retirement date. A sample format of a letter requesting transfer to Retired Reserve (without pay) is available in BUPERSINST 1001.39C.

A physical disability retirement application may be made by a member of the Navy Reserve for transfer to the Retired Reserve if, he or she has been found physically disqualified for active duty by the Commander, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery as a result of a service-connected disability and not as a result of the member's own misconduct, regardless of total years of service completed.

B. How pay is calculated: Unlike the active side, you cannot receive retirement pay from the reserves until age 60. Then your retirement pay is calculated based on your total number of points earned. You receive 1 point for each day of active duty, 1 point for each drill performed, 15 gratuitous points for each anniversary year completed in the reserves, and additional points for any correspondence courses completed. As before, starting in 1996 you can earn a maximum of 75 points per year toward retirement; not 60 as before. In order to meet a "qualifying year" for retirement purposes, you must have maintained a minimum of 50 reserve points. You can earn points beyond the 75 plus 12 AT days for non-pay drills of basically any kind, e.g. schools, seminars, symposiums, acting as Funeral Honor Guard and the like approved by local CO NAVRESCEN. The total points are divided by 360 to determine "equivalent years". This figure is your number of years of service for Reserve retirement pay computation purposes. Multiply that number by 2.5 percent (Reserve retirement pay is computed as 2.5 percent of active-duty basic pay). Then, apply that resulting figure to the active-duty basic pay of an individual with the same grade and number of years of service. Those who entered service on or after September 8, 1980, apply 2.5 percent to the average of the base monthly pay in effect for the three years prior to the commencement of your retirement pay. COMNAVRESFOR.www.ncts.navy.mil/navresfor/

Formula: Points/360 x .025 x Base Pay $ amount.

NOTE: You must apply to receive retirement pay once you reach age 60. An application form should be sent to you about 9 months before your 60th birthday. If you do not receive your package six months prior to turning 60, you must contact NAVRESPERSCEN and re-request it.

        Navy Reserve Personnel Center (N2)
        4400 Dauphine Street
        New Orleans, LA 70149-7800

You must keep your address updated with the Navy once you transfer to the retired reserve.

C. Other benefits: Once you transfer to the retired reserve, you will be eligible to use service clubs, recreational facilities, commissaries and exchanges. Retired reservists can also take correspondence courses. You and your dependents are eligible to receive health care until age 65 (as long as they are eligible for Medicare at age 65). You and your dependents are also eligible for space available travel, no longer limited to the continental U.S. There is also a survivor benefit plan to provide an annuity for your dependents. This plan applies once you become eligible to receive retired pay. You must elect one of several options and return the RCSBP election form. You may continue your SGLI term insurance. The last digit of your designator will become a "9". Longevity for pay continues to accrue while in a Retired Reserve Status; but, stops when you reach age 60 and start to receive your retirement pay.

X. Lists of Information

Navy Courses of Interest to Medical Department Reservists

Application information available for most courses on line.

Click for NSHS Correspondence Courses for Medical Department Officers

Where can I get more information online? - A number of online sites have additional information that can make your time in the reserves more productive and you a better-informed Navy Physician; some of these have already been listed in specific sections. Table 3 is not intended to be encyclopedic, but to include the most important Navy or military sites for your information.

Important Military Online Sites

XI. Definition Of Terms

1. ABFC (Advanced Base Functional Component). Centralized design of standard groupings of facilities, equipment, consumables, and personnel for use at advanced bases to support the operational forces. Components can be tailored to match the specific ABFC requirements.

2. Active Duty. Full-time duty in the military service of the United States. Active duty personnel are those personnel, Regular and Reserve, on active duty at the time of mobilization (does not include those inactive duty personnel who may be performing active duty for training on M-DAY). ADSW personnel who perform in excess of 180 days are counted against active duty in strength.

3. Active Status. Status of a naval reservist who is a member of the Ready Reserve or Standby Reserve-Active.

4. ADSW (Active Duty for Special Work). The recall of a naval reservist to active duty to perform a specific function of a temporary nature. Formerly called TEMAC.

5. ADT (Active Duty Training). ADT is training performed in addition to AT. ADT funding is limited generally to contributory support, training courses, or exercise support. Formerly called SPECAC.

6. Affiliation. Membership in a Navy Reserve unit under competent orders.

7. Air Site. An echelon 4 in the Navy Reserve organization. The air sites include Naval Air Stations (NAS), Naval Air Facilities (NAF), Naval Air Reserve (NAR) as echelon 4 activities.

8. Anniversary Year. A 12-month period used to determine a qualifying year for Reserve retirement purposes.

9. APG (Advance Pay Grade). Generally, personnel without prior military service who because of civilian training and experience enter the Navy Reserve at the E-4 or E-5 level.

10. Appendix N. A message or letter outlining credentialing information on temporarily assigned health care providers.

11. "A" School. The basic school required for entry into the HM or DT ratings. Currently, SELRES attend the appropriate "A" school with the exception of APG and RAMP personnel who are required to attend before a voluntary recall.

12. AT (Annual Training). Active duty for Reserve training with an automatic reversion to an inactive duty status upon completion. Formerly called ACDUTRA.

13. Augment Units. Units that integrate with an active component to make a whole total force command at mobilization. Also called backfill units in the medical program.

14. AUIC (Active Unit Identification Code). The activity where the individual will mobilize.

15. Backfill Units. Those detachments or units that are designated to replace active duty personnel who are deployed in a contingency.

16. Clinical Training Platform. Naval hospitals designated specifically as clinical training sites for Navy Reserve fleet hospitals that have no gaining command.

17. CO (Reserve Unit Commanding Officer). For medical and dental programs, only the NRNH (Navy Reserve Naval Hospital) CO, who replaces the MTF XO during mobilization, and the unit fleet hospitals and the 4th FSSG have true commands with a CO. All others are OICs (Officers-in-charge) or administrative officer.

18. Combat Zone (CBTZ) Fleet Hospital. The CBTZ fleet hospitals are 250 and 500-bed sizes that are repositioned either ashore or afloat. They are capable of all weather, worldwide operations and are medically self-sufficient for a period of 60 days.

19. Communication Zone (COMMZ) Fleet Hospital. A 500-bed hospital that includes a greater variety of subspecialty care. Capable of continuous all weather operations in the COMMZ, the COMMZ hospital is capable of being operational within 10 days of contingency or mobilization.

20. COMNAVAIRESFOR (Commander, Naval Air Reserve Force). The echelon 3 command for Navy Reserve air activities.

21. COMNAVRESFOR (Commander, Navy Reserve Force). The echelon 2 activity for the Reserve forces.

22. COMNAVSURFRESFOR (Commander, Naval Surface Reserve Force). The echelon 3 command for Navy Reserve surface activities.

23. Component. As used herein and in public law pertains to the Reserve of the U.S. Navy.

24. Cross Assignment. The process whereby a reservist in a local unit is assigned to a billet at a remote NAVRESCEN due to lack of an appropriate local billet. Current Reserve initiative is to move billets to available local reservists. This removes the burden of training documentation from the remote site that never sees the reservist.

25. Crisis Response Immediate (CRI). 100% training readiness in peacetime. Planned to deploy within 14 days of any mobilization.

26. Crisis Response Delayed (CRD). Training readiness not lower than training readiness level three (T-3). Available immediately for mobilization but will have sufficient time to complete any outstanding training requirement.

27. "C" School. The advanced school necessary for specialization within a rating resulting in the recipient being awarded a special NEC. Currently, SELRES, RAMP, and APG personnel earn certain NECs by civilian training which are equivalent to the Navy "C" schools.

28. DEPMEDS (Deployable Medical Systems). A facility that is capable of being located in a desired or required area of operations during a contingency, war, or national emergency. DEPMEDS are composed of fixed contingency hospitals that are not routinely operated during peacetime. This includes, but is not limited to, fleet hospitals (FH), rapidly deployable medical facilities (RDMF), organic Marine Corps and fleet assets.

29. Detachment. An organizational element often used interchangeably with a Reserve unit. A detachment or unit can have a CO, OIC, or petty officer in charge (POIC) as the unit manager. It is a collection of SELRES billets to augment an active command or to provide a portion of a total Reserve command such as a fleet hospital or medical company.

30. Director of the Navy Reserve. CNO (NO95).

31. Drilling obligation. An obligation incurred by an enlistment under applicable statute to participate in the Selected Reserve.

32. Drill Pay. One day's active duty pay earned by attendance at each drill (4 hours).

33. Echelon 1, 2, 3, 4,and 5. Levels of the chain of command beginning with the CNO as echelon 1.

34. Exportable Training. A modularized weekend training that is packaged to permit the instructor, course, and materials to be transported to a Navy Reserve activity from a NAVRESREDCEN or an active gaining command. Longer periods than a weekend can be a training option.

35. FHOC (Fleet Hospital Operation Course). Provides training in the assembly and use of a fleet hospital. The training is generally held at Camp Pendleton, CA.

36. Fleet Hospital Program. The fleet hospitals provide comprehensive medical support to the fleet and Fleet Marine Force (FMF) engaged in combat operations. Both shore-based and afloat medical facilities complement the fleet hospitals. The Fleet Hospital Program encompasses both combat zone (CBTZ) and communication zone (COMMZ) hospitals.

37. Fleet Reserve. The active duty enlisted members of the Regular Navy or the Navy Reserve who are eligible after 20 years of active service for transfer to the Fleet Reserve. The purpose is to provide personnel who may be used without further training to fill those billets requiring experienced personnel upon mobilization. Upon completion of 30 years total service, the members of the Fleet Reserve are transferred to the retired list of the Regular Navy or to the retired Reserve, as appropriate. Title 10, U.S.C. 6485 provides that members of the Fleet Reserve may be ordered to active duty without their consent in the time of war or national emergency as declared by the President or Congress.

38. FSSG (Force Service Support Group). The support element for the Marine Corps which includes most of the medical and dental assets.

39. Functional Team. A small group of individuals who train together within a unit (e.g., a laboratory team or a nursing unit team).

40. Gaining Command. The command that upon mobilization, the Reserve unit or individual is designated to augment or backfill.

41. ICF (Individual Credentials File). A package containing primary source verified documents attesting to a health care provider's education, training, and professional performance, along with privileges granted and quality assurance reports.

42. IDT (Individual Training Plan).

43. IDT (Inactive Duty for Training). A period of training on inactive duty that is usually performed on a weekend. IDT is commonly referred to as a drill and is usually in 4-hour increments.

44. IDTT (Inactive Duty Training Travel). IDTT is travel away from regularly assigned drill activity for weekend training. It was formerly called a WET or weekend-away training. IDTT provides the funding necessary to transport and berth SELRES from remote Reserve centers to MTFs and DTFs.

45. (Inactive Manpower and Personnel Management Information System). A database containing automated personnel records on all inactive reservists. The Navy Reserve Personnel Center (NRPC) owns and operates the database.

46. IRR (Individual Ready Reserve). The IRR is made up of pretrained personnel who are not in a drill pay status. The majority of IRR personnel have served recently in active duty. To assure that IRR personnel are committed effectively to mobilization billets in which their active duty training is use some pre-assignments to M-1 billets will be made in strategic, auxiliary, and support activity billets.

47. LSMP (Logistic Support Mobilization Plan). The LSMP details logistic requirements and mobilization concepts for civilian and military (active and Reserve) manpower at an activity.

48. M+1, M+2, M+3 Mobilization Billets. These are the billets generally assigned to the drilling portion of the IRR volunteer training units (VTUs) for mobilization requirements at 30, 60, and 90 days after mobilization of SELRES.

49. M-DAY (Mobilization Day). The day the Secretary of Defense, based on decision by the President or Congress, directs a mobilization. All mobilization planning (e.g., alert, movement, transportation, and deployment, or employment) will be based on that date.

50. Mandatory Obligor or Driller. An enlisted naval reservist obligated to participate in the Selected Reserve for specific length of time.

51. MMART (Mobile Medical Augmentation Readiness Team). A peacetime subset of the MPAUS to rapidly augment the Operating Forces with organized teams of Medical Department personnel for limited (non-mobilization), short-term (less than 180 days), military operations, disaster relief missions, fleet and Fleet Marine Force exercises, and scheduled deployments.

52. Mobilization. The process by which the armed forces or part of them are brought to a state of readiness for war or other national emergencies. This includes assembling and organizing personnel, supplies, and material for active military service.

53. Mobilization Activity. The active duty command that the billet is assigned to and would gain to in the event of a mobilization.

54. Mobilization Assets. Consist of the Ready Reserve (SELRES and IRR), Standby Reserve (S-1 and S-2), Fleet Reserve, USN and USNR retired personnel, and new accessions from volunteer and Selective Service draft categories. The IRR, Standby Reserve, Fleet Reserve, and Retired personnel (USN and USNR) are collectively referred to as Pretrained Individual Manpower (PIM).

55. Mobilization Billets. The billet to which a SELRES or PIM is assigned. SELRES are assigned to mobilization pay billets and some PIM are assigned to mobilization non-pay billets. Billet assignment in peacetime before mobilization is desired but often not accomplished.

56. Mobilization Requirements. An established need justifying the timely allocation of resources to achieve the capability to accomplish approved Navy objectives, missions, or tasks in the event of mobilization.

57. MPA (Manpower Authorization). The qualitative and quantitative expression of manpower requirements authorized by CNO for a naval activity.

58. MPN (Military Personnel Navy). The active military personnel funding category.

59. MPAS (Medical Personnel Augmentation System). The MPAS identifies and assigns trained active duty Medical Department personnel in peacetime for deployment in contingency situations or global war.

60. MTO (Medical Training Officer). The active duty medical service corps officer at most of the Navy Reserve Readiness Commands (NAVRESREDCOMS) functions as a point of contact for Medical Reserve programs.

61. NAMMOS (Navy Manpower Mobilization System). A planning system to determine, validate, and document manpower mobilization military and civilian requirements.

62. NMPS (Navy Mobilization Processing Sites). Are Naval activities with infrastructure that support complete personnel mobilization processing in response to contingency requirements.

63. Navy Reserve Component. By public law, one of the seven Reserve components to provide trained units and personnel available for active duty in the armed forces in time of war or national emergency.

64. NEC. Naval Enlisted Code. The NEC structure functionally classifies general enlisted occupational descriptions.

65. NEDOC (Navy Expanded Drill Opportunity Clinical). The NEDOC Program provides opportunities for a maximum of 200 Medical Department officers and enlisted personnel assigned to program 32 units to perform 48 regular IDT periods and up to 30 additional training periods annually in clinical settings in order to provide contributory support and reduce Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniform Services (CHAMPUS) costs.

64. NOBC (Navy Officer Billet Classification). The NOBC structure functionally describes general occupational duties.

65. NOE (Notice of Eligibility). The basic document used by disbursing officers for substantiation of entitlement to pay and allowances after injury or disease. The CRLO is responsible for completing this document if a SELRES incurs injury or illness while on AT.

66. NTP (Navy Training Plan). The principal document for defining manpower, personnel, and training requirements for new developments and the resources (manpower, training, equipment, military construction, etc.) necessary to support the training requirements.

67. Operations & Fleet Support (Code N3) Commander Naval Surface Reserve Force. Coordinates and approves AT for all surface activities.

68. OTE

69. PAR (Professional Advancement Requirement). Designed as a checklist of the various minimum requirements for enlisted advancement. Its purpose is to individualize advancement requirements for each rating, and to provide a consolidated checklist that individuals can use in preparing for advancement. It is also used by commands to determine their evaluation of an individual readiness for advancement.

70. PIM (Performance Information Memorandum). A memorandum to the member's Reserve unit commanding officer prepared by an AT site in lieu of an enlisted evaluation. The AT input would be included in the reservist's annual report. All clinical site ATs require an evaluation.

71. POIC (Petty officer in Charge). In the absence of an OIC or CO, the senior enlisted individual would serve as the unit administrator or POIC.

72. Program Sponsor. A Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (DCNO) who, by organizational charter, is responsible for determining program objectives and time-phased support requirements. The DCNO is also responsible for appraising progress, readiness, and military worth of a given weapon system, function, or task in support of the goals and objectives of the appropriate resource sponsor. The program sponsor is the primary Navy spokesman on matters related to the requirement for development, procurement, and progress of the particular program. The program sponsor plans for the Reserve force that will be within his or her management area when activated, to provide them with the necessary equipment, and to evaluate their readiness. The program sponsor is also the Reserve program sponsor, since he or she has the same policy and planning responsibilities with respect to the Navy Reserve as for the regular Navy, in the functional areas of responsibility.

73. Program Technical Manager or Advisor. Provides input and participates in the decision process regarding the size and mix of their respective Reserve programs in coordination with their appropriate Reserve program sponsors. They are responsible to their respective Reserve program sponsor for the technical administration of related service activities. Their tasks and functions include:
a) Recommending to program sponsor the specific mission, objectives, plans, and policies for the development of Reserve programs and units.
b) Assisting program sponsors, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Commander, Navy Reserve Force, the Chief of Naval Personnel, the Chief of Naval Education and Training, readiness commanders, and other commands in support and administration of assigned programs.
c) Monitoring the Chief of Naval Operations approved quantitative and qualitative mobilization requirements for assigned programs, which include: allowances, number of units, and appropriate training requirements.

74. PSLO (Professional School Liaison officer). An appointed officer at a medical, dental or nursing school to serve as a naval representative to assist students and to provide a Navy presence at the professional school.

75. RAMP (Reserve Allied Medical Personnel). Satisfies the critical NECs that are not attainable through "A" school and not practical through 'C" school because of course length or availability. It is a cost-effective means of attaining required NECs for hospital corpsmen. Individuals are recruited into RAMP after their acceptance by an approved institution with an acceptable curriculum and are subject to all requirements for entry into the Navy Reserve.

76. RBTP (Reserve Billet Training Plan). Provides specific billet and training requirements for mobilization billets assigned to the Navy Reserve on Navy manning documents. it identifies minimum training requirements and segregates them by methods that can be accomplished by the SELRES.

77. Ready Reserve. A status in which members are serving under a statutory military obligation or under a written agreement.

78. Recall (200,000 "Call-up"). The presidential authority contained in section 673 of U.S.C. 10 to mobilize up to 200,000 reservists without their consent. This call to active duty, for a war or other national emergency, is to augment the active forces for any operational mission of less than 90 days.

79. REDCOM (Readiness Command). The shortened version of NAVRESREDCOM. It is echelon 4 of the Navy Reserve organization.

80. RESPAY (Reserve Pay).

82. Reserve Component. The Navy Reserve is the Reserve component of the Navy, authorized and established under the provisions of title 10, U.S.C. 261 and 262. To preclude possible confusion in referring to various categories of naval reservists, all naval personnel are classified by status as either active duty personnel or inactive duty personnel.

83. Resource Sponsor. A DCNO responsible for an identifiable aggregation of resources which constitute inputs to warfare and supporting tasks. The span of responsibility includes interrelated programs or parts of programs located in several mission areas.

84. Retired Personnel. Includes personnel who are in the category of retired USN or USNR. Mobilized retirees will be used primarily to man CONUS installations, permitting reassignment of a substantial number of active duty personnel to fleet and operational billets. Retired personnel will require minimal training and indoctrination after being called. As in the case of IRR manpower, retirees may be preassigned to billets in consonance with existing law and regulations, as directed by the CNO. These billets are identified as those that may be filled by retired personnel, and are primarily at M+l month through M+3 months. Retired personnel who are non-disabled and under age 60 are grouped into three classes. Retired 0-5 years are class I; retired 6-10 years are class II; and retired over 10 years are class III.

85. Retirement Points. Measurement of Reserve retirement credit with one point equating to a day of active duty, drill, portion of correspondence course, or other activity. A minimum of 50 points is required for a satisfactory year and a maximum of 365 days can be earned.

86. RPN (Reserve Personnel Navy). Reserve personnel funding category.

87. RSTARS

88. RTSS (Reserve Training Support System). Database similar to IMAPMIS but managed by COMNAVRESFOR.

89. RUAD (Reserve Unit Assignment Document). The billet structure of a reserve unit and personnel assigned to billets within the unit.

90. SELRES (Selected Reservist). The Navy's Selected Reservists constitutes the principal source of trained units and personnel to augment the active forces in time of war or national emergency. It is comprised of personnel drilling in a pay status in structure or specific mobilization billets. COMNAVRESFOR, at the direction of CNO, is responsible for managing the Selected Reserve and implementing mobilization procedures.

91. SSP (Subspecialty Code). The SSP structure identifies postgraduate education or equivalent training and or experience in various fields and disciplines.

92. Standby-Reserve. Personnel in this category will be mobilized if it is determined that there is a lack of qualified Select Reserve or IRR members to meet requirements. Mobilization procedures for Standby Reserve personnel will be the same as those for IRR personnel. Definitions of the two categories of Standby Reserve are as follows: a) Standby Reserve-Active (S-1). Personnel in this category are reservists who are not required to perform drills but designed to retain their Reserve affiliation and have skills that will be desired in mobilization. S-1 personnel are: 1) Reservists under statutory military obligation 2) Those being retained in an active status under the provisions of title 10 U.S.C. 1006. 3) Those in a key employee status. 4) Personnel who are in a hardship or other cogent reason approved by higher authority with the exception of being returned to the Ready Reserve. b) Standby Reserve-Active (S-2). This category is comprised of those reservists who are not participating in the Navy Reserve or assigned to any unit. Personnel may be transferred to S-2 status by reason of not executing a Ready Reserve agreement and may remain in this status for a maximum period of 3 years, at which time they be screened and given the option to perform the following: 1) Execute a Ready Reserve agreement if eligible. 2) Transfer to the Retired Reserve if qualified. 3) Be discharged. 4) Be retained in the Standby Reserve if considered critical mobilization asset. Physicians and nurses in certain specialties are considered critical assets.

93. Surgeon General of the Navy. CNO (NO93).

94. TAR (Training and Administration of the Reserve). A TAR billet is one in which the primary duties are concerned with the training and administration of the Navy Reserve. These billets are normally filled by personnel similarly designated, but may be filled by other personnel, based on the needs of the service. For the Medical Department, only HMs have a TAR community.

95. TFMMS (Total Force Manpower Management System). Requirements driven manpower management system that tracks all manpower resources. Single authoritative system of manpower resources.

96. THCSRR (Total Health Care Support Readiness Requirement). The model by which the Navy Medical Department support wartime requirement.

97. VTU (Volunteer Training Unit). A unit comprised of volunteers to provide training in a non-pay status for Individual Ready Reservists and active status Standby reservists who are attached under orders and participate in such units for retirement points.

XII. EXPLANATION OF TERMS ON THE RESERVE UNIT ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT (RUAD) 

The RUAD or Reserve manpower authorization is a key document used in planning augmentation and identification of the command's mobilization assets.

1. ABSC. Active billet sequence code (identifies a billet or group of billets at an active command).
2. ADESG. Active designator and grade (desired by gaining command)
3. APC. Activity processing code (also to identify unit).
4. ARATE. Active rate and rating (desired by gaining command).
5. AUIC. Active unit identification code (activity where the individual will mobilize).
6. IDESG. Incumbent's designator and grade.
7. IRAD. Individual readiness assessment designator (a numerical indication of billet qualification ranging from 1 to X with two alpha characters indicating period for training).
8. IRATE. Incumbent's rate and rating.
9. MOB Activity. Mobilization site (generally the same as the
10. MOB Billet. Mobilization billet in common terminology that
11. Name. First five letters of last name.
12. NRA Code. Navy Reserve activity code (number for the Reserve center).
13. P/S NEC or NOBC. First two NECs or NOBCs that an individual has earned.
14. P/S NEC. Primary and secondary naval enlisted classification code (required of enlisted incumbents).
15. P/S NOBC. Primary and secondary naval officer classification code (what is required by gaining command of officer incumbents).
16. R-1. Readiness status-1 is the highest level of reserve readiness. This is equivalent to the active duty combat readiness status-1 (C-1).
17. RBSC. Reserve billet sequence code (uniquely identifies each SELRES billet within an activity).
18. RC. Readiness Command (10 geographical areas) or air sites (23 sites).
19. RCUIC. Reserve center unit identification code (to identify geographic location of assets in the Navy Comptroller (NAVCOMPT) Manual
20. Reserve Activity and Location. Reserve center, city, and State attached to, for administrative purposes.
21. Reserve Unit Name. Name reflects gaining command.
22. RFAC. Reserve functional area codes. Substitution codes. A simplification for substitution is that grade or rate is unimportant but that NEC or NOBC qualifications are vital.
23. RUIC. Reserve unit identification code (to identify unit).
24. SSN. Social security number. A dash before the SSN indicates female personnel, e.g., -123-45-6789
25. TRUIC. Unit identification code where the individual trains. (if TRUIC = RUIC, then the individual is a local driller).
26. UMIC. Unit identification code for mobilization unit.

*Terms not identified are not applicable. The terms are in the sequence found on the Reserve manning document.