# Table of Contents: (Pre-Mobilization)

> 1\. Important Documents needed at MOB Site
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> 2\. Health Benefits: Employer Paid & TRICARE
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> 3\. 90 Day Rotations for Medical Professionals
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> 4\. Think OPSEC

## [Important Documents]{.underline}: In order to facilitate a smooth transition to active duty, take the following items to the mobilization site.

-   [SF Form 1199A](http://www.dior.whs.mil/forms/SF1199A.PDF), Direct
    Deposit Sign-Up Form

-   [DD Form 93](http://www.dior.whs.mil/forms/DD0093.PDF), Record of
    Emergency Data

-   [DD Form 1172](http://www.dior.whs.mil/forms/DD1172.PDF),
    Application for Uniformed Services Identification Card - DEERS

-   [SGLV Form
    8286](http://www.insurance.va.gov/sgliSite/forms/8286.pdf), Service
    Members Group Life Insurance Election and Certificate

-   Previously issued DD Form 214(s), Certificate of Release or
    Discharge from Active Duty

-   Birth Certificates of ALL dependents (notarized or raised seal)

-   Adoption papers (if applicable) (notarized)

-   Marriage License

-   Soldier\'s ID Card

-   Divorce Decree (if applicable) (notarized)

-   ID Tags

-   Apartment Rental Agreement/Contract (if applicable)

-   House Payment Stub (if applicable)

-   Civilian Medical/Dental Records (Copy) - Medical Documentation for
    profile conditions

-   Legal guardianship papers (if applicable)

-   Last Will & Testament (if applicable)

-   Unmarried children (over 21 and incapacitated), a statement from the
    doctor identifying whether temporary or permanent disability. If
    temporary, statement must identify how long. (Statement must be
    certified.)

-   Children over 21, under 23, full-time student, statement from the
    school (certified)

-   Court Ordered Child Support (if applicable)

-   Legal Custody papers if NOT in divorce decree

-   If requesting Dependent ID Cards by mail, an 8x10 full face photo of
    all children who are age 10 and over

-   Any affiliation with a Union in civilian capacity, bring Union
    papers to mobilization site

-   Current Immunization Record (Shot Record)

-   Personal prescriptions (90 day supply)

-   Medical Warning Tags (wear 2)

-   Hearing Aid (include extra batteries)

-   Eyeglasses (2 pairs; 1 civilian is OK)

**Medical special pay:** Issues with medical special pay may be resolved
by calling DFAS Customer Service for Reserve Pay. Toll-free number is
1-888-729-2769. Queries must use the terms \"mobilized Reservist\" and
\"medical special pay\" in order to be routed to the proper section.

**90-day rotation policy:** The 90-day rotation policy applies to
Reserve physicians, dentists, and certified registered nurse
anesthetists. It applies to both CONUS and OCONUS. It does not include
commanders or key leadership, such as executive officers, deputy
commanders or chief nurses, or OICs of Forward Surgical Teams. It does
not apply to positions in divisional MTO&E units, although with
commander\'s support, physicians have rotated within some Military
Police units. Individuals may volunteer to extend past their 90-day
rotation to the full extent of time on their orders. POC for specific
questions about the 90-day rotation policy is the Army Reserve Surgeon
at 404-464-8211.

**Employer provided pension and health benefits:** The Department of
Labor\'s Veterans\' Employment and Training Service (VETS) has
information for veterans, National Guard, or Reservists who may be
activated for military service. National Guard and Reserve member called
to active duty, and their civilian employers, have certain rights and
responsibilities under the Uniformed Services Employment and
Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). VETS has developed a fact sheet and an
interactive computer program, the USERRA Advisor, which address the
rights and responsibilities of individuals and their employers under the
law. These tools, and other USERRA information, can be found on the VETS
web site at [www.dol.gov/vets](http://www.dol.gov/vets).

**Health coverage:** Employees who are on military duty for more than 30
days and are put in a nonpay status or separated, at their request, may
keep their Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) coverage for up to
18 months from the date the absence to serve on military duty begins.
For further information on FEHB coverage see
<http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/eligibility/reservists.asp> and
Frequently Asked Questions About FEHB for Federal Civilian Employees
Called to Active Duty Service at
<http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/qa/reservists.asp>.

Many agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs and the
Department of Defense, are paying the employee's health benefits premium
share, in addition to the employer's health benefits premium share, for
covered employees ordered to active duty in support of a contingency
operation.

The choice to switch from an employer paid health coverage to TRICARE is
an individual decision and needs to be carefully considered. Two laws
protect your right to continue health coverage under an employment-based
group health plan. The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
(COBRA) provides health coverage continuation rights to employees and
their families. The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment
Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) is intended to minimize the disadvantages
that occur when a person needs to be absent from civilian employment to
serve in the uniformed services. Both COBRA and USERRA generally allow
individuals called for active duty to continue coverage for themselves
and their dependents under an employment based group health plan for up
to 18 months. If the period of coverage exceeds 30 days, the employer
can require the employee to pay up to 102% of the insurance costs. For
periods of 30 days or less, the employer may require the employee to pay
only the employee\'s share of the coverage, if any. It is the
responsibility of the individual soldier to check with his employer and
healthcare plan to see what his financial responsibility will be if
deployed. Useful web sites are [www.dol.gov](http://www.dol.gov/) and
[www.esgr.org](http://www.esgr.org/).

TRICARE information and telephone numbers are found at the website
[www.tricare.osd.mil](http://www.tricare.osd.mil/).

**The Switch to TRICARE:** If you chose not to continue coverage under
your civilian employer health plan while on active duty, you and any
previously covered family members are entitled to be reinstated in your
employer-sponsored health plan when you return to work, without a
waiting period and without penalty for pre-existing conditions (other
than a service connected disability).

**Prohibitions:** Never discuss specific operational or sensitive
details about missions, tactics, specific targets, sensitive deployment
locations, and information about ongoing or possible future operations
or intelligence activities...think OPSEC.

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