Posted on Jan 4, 2021
CW3 AH-64D Attack Pilot
1.87K
9
9
5
5
0
Had a few soldiers ask this question about an upcoming drill and I was wondering if anyone has seen any guidance from NGB on this. If a soldier contracts Covid at drill and is forced to miss time at their civilian employment causing lost pay is there anything the Guard has in place to put them on orders for the duration of their isolation and recovery?
Posted in these groups: 4f97c0e5 NGB098d857 Coronavirus COVID19
Avatar feed
Responses: 8
SMSgt Bob Wilson
1
1
0
My question is: How do you know you acquired COVID over the week end?
(1)
Comment
(0)
CW2 Michael Bodnar
CW2 Michael Bodnar
>1 y
VERY good point!
(0)
Reply
(0)
Avatar small
SPC Chas Carr
1
1
0
I’ll say that it’s been 9 years since I was in the NG but when I was in, I was a medic, which is why I’m offering my 2 cents, that and it’s 0018 hrs, I’m awake and can’t sleep...
Any time we had a soldier get injured or become sick while at drill or on orders, flood duty etc, we always documented the crap out of everything for them on the 600’s and forwarded it so it could go to AMED. That way if it became something serious even after drill was over appropriate actions could be taken. I remember we had one NCO had a heart attack one year while at AT. I believe he ended up needing follow up care even after AT was over, he was sent directly to a local civilian hospital, had a stint bypass put in place, and I’m sure he had to be seen a couple months latter by a doctor to see how his recovery was going. Now most of it was above my pay grade at the time as to how orders were amended and what not but I’m sure they made something happen for him since the heart attack occurred while on duty.
I can’t see why something similar isn’t being hashed out for anybody contracting COVID while on orders or at drills etc. It’s all going to come down to, were they sick or exposed prior to coming to drill, and was it documented that they began showing symptoms while at drill, or was there a known exposure? As for pay? Good question, I’d say the unit would be required to fill out a line of duty report and that would be used to come up with some sort of pay but then again I’m not in and wasn’t in the loop on how things got taken care of back then.
(1)
Comment
(0)
Avatar small
LTC Jason Mackay
1
1
0
Don't know but the CO ARNG is figuring this out right now. Two ARNG members have the new COVID variant. At least one is subsequent to activation.
(1)
Comment
(0)
Avatar small

Join nearly 2 million former and current members of the US military, just like you.

close