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MRC Federal Deployment FAQ

Find questions and answers to information on MRC Federal Deployment.

I. Overview of MRC Federal Deployment

1. What is the Office of Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (OCVMRC) Deployment Operations?
2. What is the MRC Federal Deployment Cadre?
3. Who will MRC volunteers deploy with?
4. Who deploys the MRC volunteers?

II. Local MRC Units and Federal Deployment

1. Isn’t the MRC focused on local communities? Why is there an effort to deploy MRC members federally?
2. How will OCVMRC ensure that federal deployment doesn’t weaken a local unit’s ability to respond to an incident in its own community?
3. Will MRC members be deployed as units or individually?
4. Can MRC Unit Leaders join the MRC Federal Deployment Cadre?

III. Volunteering for Federal Deployment

1. How does an MRC volunteer become part of the MRC Federal Deployment Cadre?
2. What will be needed for approval of MRC volunteers to be a part of a federal deployment?
3. What type of credential verification will needed for MRC members to a part of a federal deployment?
4. What type of training will be necessary to be a member of the MRC Federal Deployment Cadre?
5. What type of screening will be necessary to be a member of the MRC Federal Deployment Cadre?
6. Will all MRC members who sign up be deployed?
7. What if I sign up for the MRC Federal Deployment Cadre but cannot deploy when called upon?
8. How long would a federal deployment last?
9. Will MRC members who deploy be paid?
10. Are there any costs to join the MRC Federal Deployment Cadre?
11. What professions are being considered for the MRC Federal Deployment Cadre?

IV. Legal Protections

1. Will MRC members who deploy federally have legal protections?
2. What liability protection will MRC members who deploy federally have?
3. Are MRC members who deploy federally covered under workers’ compensation if they are injured on the job?
4. Will MRC members who deploy federally have re-employment protection?

Last Updated on 7/9/2009