European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Army seeking ways to keep physician in Reserve ranks sunday March 3, 1991 the stars and stripes a a Page 17 Philadelphia up the army is expecting Many doctors to leave the reserves after they return Home from the persian Gulf War but officials Are already working on a few incentives to keep As Many As possible in the ranks. A most of the reservists joined up for the eventuality of a big attack in Europe total mobilization full War a said Brig. Gen. Ronald Blanck chief of the army a medical corps affairs. A they did no to join up for what we just experienced and so i think they will leave in some  Blanck said the army Hopes to encourage physicians to stay though by giving them the same bonuses granted Active duty personnel and by pushing for other benefits. Bonuses that regular army doctors get that reservists done to now receive include incentive pay Board certification pay and critical specially pay each of which can amount to several thousand dollars a year. A a Quot a. A. A a a a Quot among new legislation that Blanck said he would like to see is a Bill that would make it easier for doctors to main Tain malpractice insurance Back Home while on Active  mobilized in this1 War had to continue paying insurance premiums in nost cases to ensure coverage of any claims from their previous civilian  said proposed legislation would require insurers to continue coverage without the payment of premiums. A we have a working group looking at plans not Only for retention but to build the reserves Back up from those we have Rost a Blanck said. The circumstances of the War with Iraq could entice some reservists to stay in the service after they return Home he said. A a it a going to help ten awful lot that this War was successful that it was supported by an overwhelming majority of the american Public and they re coming Home heroes a he said. Blanck said in the future the army will Likely look to recruitment of medical reservists from medical groups and hospitals which can More easily cover the loss of one doctor than can a Small private practice. _ chronology of Call  Here is a list of the Call  of . Military reserves since world War ii. A i. July 1950 to july 1953, president i Truman called up 938,379 during the korean War. I september 1957 to May 1958, a president Eisenhower called up 8,873 to Little Rock ark., during school integration. August 1961 to August 1963, i president Kennedy called up 155,800 after the erection of the Berlin Wall. A september 1962 to october 1962, Kennedy called up 10,927 to i Oxford miss., to escort James h. Meredith during registration  University of Mississippi. Y october 1962 to november 1962, Kennedy called up 14,200 during i the cuban missile crisis. June 1963 to july 1963, Kennedy called up 16,463 to Tuscaloosa aia a during civil rights disturbances sept. 10-14,1963, Kennedy called up the. Alabama army National guard and air National guard during Alabama Public school integration. March 20-29,1965, president Johnson called up 4,000 to Selma ala., As the Rev. Marlin Luther King or. And other Blacks protested voter registration rules. January 1968 to december 1969, Johr son called up 35,280 following the tet offensive in Vietnam and the North korean seizure of the . Surveillance ship Pueblo. March 1970 to april 1970, president Nixon called up 26,273 during the postal strike. August 1990 to present president Bush called up 222,643 reservists for the War in the Gulf. Nearly one fifth of those 43,390 reservists were medical personnel. War experience May Hurt Reserve retention by Chuck Vinch and Randy Mcclain or staff writers. Washington a the desert showdown with Iraq represented the first Brush with War for Natany . Reserve personnel and defense experts wonder whether the experience will Lead to Many part time service members resigning or retiring. A a in a sure there Are Many reservists who will feel they afew doing a service for their country and like what they re doing. But a lot of them undoubtedly Are feeling pulled out of their civilian life in a Way they never expected a said Doug Bandow a military manpower expert with the Cato Institute a defense think tank in Washington Martin Binkin a manpower specialist with the Brookings institution said there a a Good Chance Reserve strength will fall later this year As resignations grow. It s reasonable to believe that Reserve retention will suffer in the Wake of the War in the Gulf a he said. A Reserve duty is not the primary livelihood of these peo pie. Its a part time venture. Because of the financial sacrifices and the family separation i think some people will rethink their . Bandow said Many Reserve personnel joined their units during peacetime with no expectation there would Ever be a Call to wartime duty. A the Active duty population generally views the potential for combat As More relevant in the sense that that a your life you re in uniform and you re getting paid for it a Bandow said. A but a lot of reservists joined figuring that heir chances of a Call up were extremely  said the potential negative aftershocks of the Reserve Call up could have been greatly multiplied if the nations Citi zen soldiers were kept on Active duty Long. Or than one year for combat reservists and longer than six months for medical re scr its and other support personnel. The Speed with which . Forces battered iraqis army has Given Many Reserve personnel High Hopes that  be Able to return to civilian life in snort order. But others continue to worry about How Many months it will take to pull Reserve forces out of the Middle East and Europe even with a Quick Victory. Binkin said its unclear at this stage How a drop in Reserve strength would of feet the Pentagon a Long Range plans. Most Pentagon officials Are reluctant to address the Issue but one military official who insisted on anonymity said a this is undoubtedly a wrenching experience for a lot of reservists. The Long Range effects of the Reserve mobilization remain to be seen but obviously we would Hope that their commitment runs deep and that there wont be a significant retention problem after this is  Binkin said he does see a Small Glimmer of Hope that Many reservists who Are thinking about resigning today May change their minds after they return Home. A they May say a hey i did something really worthwhile  they May feel that the fact that they be been called up once makes the chances of it happening again almost nil a he said. One other Silver lining in Binkins View is that a drop in Reserve retention May actually help the armed forces. A after All do we really want people in the reserves who done to want to be called up a he said.-. Quot that a the purpose of the reserves after All a to be there for a possible mobilization. Having some reservists leave in the Wake of this War could be beneficial in terms of pruning Down to those who really want to be  reservists from Page 16 cease fire brightened the mood of reservists but whether a lasts depends in the Speed with which withdrawal and deactivation of Reserve units takes place. When you have people Over Here with a big financial toss you need to get them Back As soon As you  he said. If you done to Send them Home you la have a big morale  j. Still Schulgen said he does no to expect Reserve units to pull out immediately. A we know we wont be on a plane 4 ? Yurro a a he said on the Day the cease fire took effect Vve be heard that we May still be Here two or three More months.�?�. A. Schulgen like most reservists is chomping at the bit to return to the United states. He said his private dental practice is sagging even though four friends Are filling in Lor rum a half Day each per week. They May produce 50 percent to 75 percent of what a produce a he said. Still Schulgen knows he Hasni teen nit As hard As some others. A there Are some people in our unit a it to just shut the doors on their business and i my have to Start it up again later a he said. Joti pm i plate he hardships though Many reservists said Inq e puh cd their weight proudly during the War with the Gravity of the situation i fully understand and i i Rue with the fact that i needed to be Here a said capt. Onn Hill a 28-year-old medical Supply officer who was deployed to Frankfurt with the 300th Mash Reserve unit from Smyrna  who works As a technician with a Security firm in civilian life said he plans to continue in the reserves. A amps Jim Derti Eim capt. Pamela Kennedy. Does no to regret Call to Active duty a a in be got 10 years in now and in a looking Forward to finishing my career a he said. Hill who has been in Germany two months added that he expects to return to work with his employer Adt Security systems in Franklin tenn., when operation desert storm is Over. Capt. Pamela Kennedy a 35-year-old teacher and member of the 44th general Hospital reserves from Madison wis., said she does no to regret her Call to Active duty either. A this is what we trained for and this is what we signed up for a Kennedy said. A a. Warren the Oregon radiologist predicts the govern mint still might face a difficult chore keeping doctors in the reserves in the Days ahead. Physicians have lost a lot of Money while away from their private practices he said and reservists Are generally at a pay disadvantage anyway when compared with regular military doctors. Reservists done to qualify for incentive pay critical specially pay or other bonuses paid to full time doctors in uniform Warren said and some reservists Are disturbed by that. The Only thing that might change this risky picture is the fact that peace apparently has come to the persian Gulf just As Many reservists were starting to feel the tug of Home and loved ones the strongest. A my Altitude has improved considerably a Warren said on the morning a cease fire was declared in the Gulf. Prior to the events of the last week we. Were All looking at the possibility of a yearlong deployment and that would have been a hard hit to take. A it looks now like it will be no greater than six months and in a willing to do  _. L contributing to this article staff writer Gary Miller in Naples Italy j a tomorrow  companies stood by reserves