by ADC | May 22, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
The Pentagon has reversed its decision to bar from military service anyone who has been hospitalized for coronavirus-related complications. A May 6 policy instructed the military services to disqualify potential recruits who had been treated for COVID-19. But that...
by ADC | May 22, 2020 | COVID-19, On Base
Redstone Arsenal, Ala., was scheduled to reopen Tuesday, AL.com reported. It has been operating with about 25% of its 40,000-person workforce during the coronavirus pandemic. The reopening is a “first step toward recovery,” Garrison Commander Col. Kelsey Smith said...
by ADC | May 22, 2020 | COVID-19, On Base
Members of the Oklahoma National Guard race to respond to the coronavirus outbreak in Guymon, Oklahoma, the state’s second-most affected city after Oklahoma City. Guymon has nearly 650 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Compared to Oklahoma’s rate of 1.4 cases per 1,000...
by ADC | May 21, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
Civilian DOD personnel impacted by the coronavirus pandemic can take up to two weeks of emergency paid sick leave in addition to their typical paid leave, the department announced in a news release. “This is a new leave category that is provided to employees that may...
by ADC | May 21, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
The Pentagon announced the “Resumption of Elective Surgery” in a recent press release after a nearly two-month postponement which started on March 24. The initial deferment of all elective surgeries and procedures was to “to conserve personal protective equipment,...
