Have you or one of your colleagues been injured/ill while on duty in the Naval Reserve?

A few tips to consider:

An increasing number of Naval Reservists are filling important roles employed both domestically and out-of-country, under training or on exercise. While injuries are infrequent, they can and do happen. Due to a higher ops tempo, NAVRES is now seeing a corresponding growth in the number of personnel who sustain injuries while in service.

NAVRES is also aware of a rise in reports concerning Naval Reservists encountering difficulties receiving medical treatment, post-injury treatment sustained from Class B or C service. Members returning to Class A service – or to full civilian life – needing medical follow-up can face challenges due to the change of the nature of their service from full to part-time. The following article will help you navigate some of the common problems encountered by reservists when seeking medical care:

Entitlements:

A Reservist whose need for medical care is attributable to the performance of duty is entitled:

(a) for the remaining period of duty to medical care at public expense; and

(b) after termination of the period of duty “to such medical care at public expense as the attending physician may consider necessary, and as authorized by the officer commanding the command.”

Sometimes, however, members “fall through the cracks,” and both you as members, and your chains of command, have certain responsibilities to make sure this does not happen. 

NAVRESGEN 002/20, issued on 4 March, 2020, provides valuable information…