Ebola isolation at US base 'pretty much vacation' https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/ebola-isolation-at-us-base-pretty-much-vacation <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-14977"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Febola-isolation-at-us-base-pretty-much-vacation%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Ebola+isolation+at+US+base+%27pretty+much+vacation%27&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Febola-isolation-at-us-base-pretty-much-vacation&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AEbola isolation at US base &#39;pretty much vacation&#39;%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/ebola-isolation-at-us-base-pretty-much-vacation" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="b91a04b772a2e476e7947bce79f5389e" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/014/977/for_gallery_v2/ebola_transit_center.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/014/977/large_v3/ebola_transit_center.jpg" alt="Ebola transit center" /></a></div></div>I stumbled across this article the other day. A former Company CDR of mine just returned back from UN duty in Monrovia and is a resident of one of these "transit centers." I spoke to him on Thanksgiving and he jokingly called it an "internment camp." He did say there were TVs everyone and it wasn't too bad. I am curious if anyone else has either been in one of these quarantine camps or supports one and would like to share their experiences.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EBOLA_MILITARY_ISOLATION?SITE=AP&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EBOLA_MILITARY_ISOLATION?SITE=AP&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT</a> Sat, 29 Nov 2014 15:42:33 -0500 Ebola isolation at US base 'pretty much vacation' https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/ebola-isolation-at-us-base-pretty-much-vacation <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-14977"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Febola-isolation-at-us-base-pretty-much-vacation%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Ebola+isolation+at+US+base+%27pretty+much+vacation%27&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Febola-isolation-at-us-base-pretty-much-vacation&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AEbola isolation at US base &#39;pretty much vacation&#39;%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/ebola-isolation-at-us-base-pretty-much-vacation" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="2e744f0f64963b35e246ac840dc7e45b" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/014/977/for_gallery_v2/ebola_transit_center.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/014/977/large_v3/ebola_transit_center.jpg" alt="Ebola transit center" /></a></div></div>I stumbled across this article the other day. A former Company CDR of mine just returned back from UN duty in Monrovia and is a resident of one of these "transit centers." I spoke to him on Thanksgiving and he jokingly called it an "internment camp." He did say there were TVs everyone and it wasn't too bad. I am curious if anyone else has either been in one of these quarantine camps or supports one and would like to share their experiences.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EBOLA_MILITARY_ISOLATION?SITE=AP&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EBOLA_MILITARY_ISOLATION?SITE=AP&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT</a> 1SG Steven Stankovich Sat, 29 Nov 2014 15:42:33 -0500 2014-11-29T15:42:33-05:00 Response by SFC Mark Merino made Nov 29 at 2014 4:02 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/ebola-isolation-at-us-base-pretty-much-vacation?n=347211&urlhash=347211 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I hope it is a 2 week vacation after living in an area that breathing puts your life in jeopardy more than a combat zone. From all of us non-Ebola citizens of the US to you, "thank you" and I hope you have a great time in the tent. Thank you for not demanding to potentially infect millions of us because your individual rights have forced you to live in isolation for a little bit. If there is anything I can do or send you to make your isolation even better, please let me know.....Uncle Mark; grateful American. SFC Mark Merino Sat, 29 Nov 2014 16:02:25 -0500 2014-11-29T16:02:25-05:00 Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 29 at 2014 4:38 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/ebola-isolation-at-us-base-pretty-much-vacation?n=347251&urlhash=347251 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I am currently in one of the 'Controlled Monitoring Areas,' a little more than halfway through the process. I will refrain from naming the specific location in case someone is overly worried about OPSEC. My understanding is that there are differences from one CMA to another. The conditions in that article do not mirror our situation. We don't have TVs "everywhere" but we aren't being chained up and starved either.<br /><br />In some ways it can feel like prison. We mostly stay in the barracks building, though there is an "exercise yard" with workout equipment in the back and we get our chow from one tent and eat in another (usually standard DFAC fare, just not a lot of choices). During weekday duty hours we have been attending training such as MRT and EO refreshers. They did let us go to a nearby field to play on Thanksgiving (escorted of course). We got a Thanksgiving meal with all the fixings.<br /><br />I do have to say though that the cadre have been outstanding. They have really gone out of their way to make this as painless as it can be under the circumstances, trying to meet multiple requests, some feasible and some not. I can't imaging that it is easy to deal with service members, some very senior in rank, when the monitored are cranky at having to be here with limited freedom, and the monitors have to pull 24 hour coverage shifts to take care of us.<br /><br />Some might disagree (none vehemently that I have seen), but most of us are fine with putting up with three weeks of isolation just to make absolutely sure we aren't bringing home a nasty surprise to our family, friends, and those we work with. SFC Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 29 Nov 2014 16:38:40 -0500 2014-11-29T16:38:40-05:00 Response by SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 30 at 2014 11:32 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/ebola-isolation-at-us-base-pretty-much-vacation?n=348139&urlhash=348139 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I hope they are like that! It is not too much of a stretch to imagine the idea of possible Ebola infection being stressful as all hell. SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 30 Nov 2014 11:32:09 -0500 2014-11-30T11:32:09-05:00 Response by CSM Allen Dahl made Dec 1 at 2014 4:32 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/ebola-isolation-at-us-base-pretty-much-vacation?n=350102&urlhash=350102 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I hope there is access to computer labs etc. and they can use this time to knock out the plethora of required on-line annual training requirements, SSD levels and college course work without a lot of interruption. Two weeks sitting around just wanting to get home is a bad recipe for morale and a leadership challenge. Keeping them focused on things that are real requirements will help, not just busy work. CSM Allen Dahl Mon, 01 Dec 2014 16:32:14 -0500 2014-12-01T16:32:14-05:00 2014-11-29T15:42:33-05:00