Seeking Volunteer State Soldiers for the Ohio Military Reserve (Medina, NM)

Seeking Volunteer State Soldiers for the Ohio Military Reserve

The Ohio Military Reserve is currently seeking citizens interested in serving the State of Ohio as volunteer state soldiers. Members would be required at attend drill one to two days per month and a one week annual training in September of each year. The individual member provides uniforms and equipment and the Ohio Military Reserve provides necessary training. Members serve the citizens of Ohio within the State of Ohio. Prior military service is not required but welcome. If you are between 17 and 60 are in basically good physical condition and if you believe that you are up to the challenge of serving our citizens and providing support to our soldiers then contact Recruiting Sergeant David Carr at (614) 653-OHMR (6467) or by email at david.carr(at)ohmr.ohio.gov. You can get more information about the Ohio Miltary Reserve at ohmr.ohio.gov. The Ohio Military Reserve is a component of the Ohio Adjutant General s Department and serves under the governor as commander in chief. Its primary mission is to provide a fully-manned and mission-ready civil support and sustainment brigade to support the state s Emergency Support Function 6 (mass care) and Emergency Support Function 7 (logistics and resource support) during natural or man-made disasters or other threats to homeland security. In order to accomplish this mission OHMR units are trained in medical support volunteer reception and management shelter management and logistics support in addition to basic soldier skills. Our core competencies are training to National Incident Management System (NIMS) Military Emergency Management Specialist (MEMS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) standards.