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[us: ,dlat is tIle AAI'I'DC~ It is the giant
cm plovmcut agene,' of the ,\,\1', Through
this Cnuuu.md pass all un.issigncd per.
sonncl of the ,\.\1,', , ust as the hllSine\S
of the .vir Service Comm.urd is one of
xupplv, and the job of the Training COIn.
m.md to prepare ere"s for courbnt. so the
main purpose of .\,\I'I'DC is the han.
elling, as indiviclu.rl-, of all personnel go.
ing O\'erseas as well :IS those returned from
com hat areas, The f1\T main fllnchons of
,\.\I''I'DC arc: I) Rcdistrilllltion of rcturucd
.Vir Force pcrsouucl. courb.rt .md
noucomb.rt (fh ing and ground I. :. I ,\11
.\ir Force Couv.ilcsccut l l ospitals. '\ I
Ovcrxc.ts Ropl.nx-mcnt Depots. -t) Dc.
mobilizat iou. )) Rccruituu; of men for
the post war. pcnu.mcut .vir Force.
Docs this new COIIIIII:llId decide ",Ilell I
come llOIIIe: .\.\I'I'DC has uoth ins; to
do with the length of time a m.m senTS
overseas before he is n-t ur ncd to the
United States. That is a theater prcroga.
tivc and rcquircmcut-, varv widclv.
\\'hell do I becollle a p:lrt of the A\I'I'DC'
If von arc in thc lone of the interior ;md
ha~'c been scheduled for on-rseas clutv,
vou beC(HlIC a part of the .\,\VI'DC ;IS
soon as von nrr ivr at .in ()ycrscas IZc.
placclllcnt Depot. If vou arc in :1 COInbat
.rrca. as soon as IOU rc.uh a port of de
bark.it ion in the U ,S ..\ .. nnle\S vou have
been injured and arc curoutc to 'an .\n11\
gcneral hospital or :1 rcgion:Il hovpit.rl.
In that casc von become a part of the
,\,\VI'DC wlu-n IOU huvc lxcn scnt froiu
the gener:Il or regional hospital to an ,\,\1,'
COI1\alesccnt hospital. ,\\1" has li.uvon
otTiecs at all (;eneLil and Rcgional hospi
t.ils wh» look uf tcr the interests of all
.\\1,' persOln\l'1.
Docs this illeillde b:ltt Ie c;lsn:llties' Yes,
,\, \VI'DC inclll(ks CISII:Ilties as wcl! as
casnab. These (;ISlI:IltiCS :lIe taken can: of
in the m.m nc r outlined in the prcccdint;
paragrapll.
\\ 'hat happells to IIIC \I'hen I re:lCh the port
of dc1urkatioll' If \'011 are :1 casu:Il rctur
ncrl for rccl i-l r iliut iou, y011 :IIT picked
np 1", a l i.uxon officcr of thc ,\,\FI'DC,
(/Ilickh bricfcc]. .mcl gin'n orders dirccting
vou to a Rcdivt ribut ion St.rt ion with a
'21da,' dcl.iv curoutc. If 'Oil arc a
C:ISII:lit\" 'Oil' arc scnt to :In\;'I11\' gCIH.Tal
hospital and tlu-ucc to .m .\,\1,' C011\':lks.
ccnt IlospiLl1,
C:III I go 11()Jlle :IS '>()()JI as T arri\T i)J tile
(T. S,: Ycs, mlkss '(>II arc :1 c;ISII:Iltr, If
von halT lx-cn letnr;lcd for ledistribl;tion,
"OIl \I III bc sent to :1 rnL'ption xt.itiou
nC:lIest t hc point ,\herc 'Oil ,,'ish to spcnd
,'OlH k:I\L'.
1/'->1\' IIIIlell tillle \I ill / /1:I\e :If lunuc? 1'::lch
m.m gets a 21 (la, clcl.rv cnrour« whil«
t r.rv.luu; fWIII the 'I'orl' o'f Dcb:lrLltion to
t h« Rcdrstllbllti,," St.rt ion. plus a ccrt.riu
.rllovv.uuc: tor tr.rvcl t iuu.
j)o / Il:Ile I" 'IK'lId 1/1\' 21 da" :If li()Jlle,'
'\0, ,\ m.m (;111 spcnd his 21 d.iv-, a11\'
pLICL' in t h« U. S, 11I0\IdL'd his dceisio;1
is ru.« lc O\eTse"s. s(' tlut his (1ch:lrkat\on
poiut nLI,' Ill' ;llIticip"tcd .rud he m.r, be
pl.nc«] ill tire pwper group for f(H\;'ard.
illg to the U. S.
\\'liere do T 'i0 :dter Ill" 21 d:I\S:' YOII rc
port to the Redistrilllltion St.it iou n.uncd
in \'CHIT orders, wh ic]: Is usuallv the one
nearest the place where you took vour
clclav cnrou te.
l io»: jOllg \I'ill I be at the RecIistributioll
Statio]]' From one to two wcck«. :\e.
tu.illv the work required takes oulv a k\l'
d.rvs, but it is dclilxrutclv spread out to
gl'T a returnee further rest .md au oppor
tunitv to orient huusclf.
;\re oJlh' RUllg pef.)(Jllllc1 IJ:JlHllcd ill tIm
nJ:lnller' lvcrv effort IS heing made to
handle hoth flYing personnel .mcl grollnd
erc\\'s in prcscn t red istribu t iou f.rcil it ic-,
1100\'e\'lT, should uucxprttcd peak lo"d,
OCCIll', it m.tv be neces"I'" tcmpor.iril, to
improvis« emergenc,' facilities for red is.
t rihut ion of grollnd ('fC\\S.
Call I take IIJ\' \I'de \lit!J lIIe to ttu: l\ee/is
tri/Jlltion Sl:ition: Yes, to the limit of
the cap"eih' of the f.nilit ic«. \ larr ic.]
couplos will be billeted .md messed to.
gether in the ,:nlll' m.umcr :IS if the"
were '\:i"ing .rt a private botel. \ctilitie'\
.irc "rr:lllged for the wivcx as well .is for
the Imsbands. .\rr:mgelnents m n-t bc
mad« in advance throllgh Post liaison
officers.
IIolI' cypellsil'e \I'ill it he to !J:II'e 111" 'I'de
\I'it!J Jlle, The cost is the same 'as the
go\'erI1lnent woulcl eh:lrge to hillct vou ,
\I'lmh mcans t h.rt it is :IS incxpcu-ivc as
possible .
1'.1:11 I brillg IJI" c!Jild or c1li/,lre": '\0, I Tn.
fort unatcly there is not enongh room at
the Rcdistribut iou Stations. The amount
of '\'CHk required to house and feed children
is too great.
\'i'liat Ilappens to "Ie at tlie l\ee/istri/Jlltioll
Statio'" Y Oil will be exam iuccl. processed,
evaluated. and then gi"en your new: "S'
\1£;11111Cllt.
\\ '!Jat .smt of IJledical CY:llnillatioll do I gel'
.\s complete .md thorough as possible. It
is done bv \ ledica\ Corps "1l(1 Dental
Corps officers who arc uot onlv the best
pos-.iblc experts but who for' the most
p.u t .nc also returnee» from combat and
know \CJIlr problems.
C:lll I c!J:lllge 111\' c!a,ssificatioll ami get :I
diiicrcn: hpe of III ili t:m' :lssigll1l1ellt: In
some instances vou can. but the m.rjorit v
of (';Ises will remain in the same \IOS
r iuilit.uv ocxupnt iou spcci:tlh I.
\\'11\', IIl1der mdin:ln' eircnlllst:lllees, C:lll't I
dl:lnge Ill" ,\105: If there is a demand
for IIll'n of vour training and ahil itv, awl
'011 arc still phvvic.illv quulificd to con.
t inuc in that hpe of work. von will rcnnin
in \'OIlT \IOS. For eX:lmple, there
is still a dcm.mcl in the .\\1' for radio
opcr.rtors. ])cspite ,'0111' ha"ing served
O\crse;IS 'IS .t radio opcrator for 2-t months
'on \lill not ordiu.u ilv hc permitted to
bl(onlc :111 .nhu inivt rut ivc clerk. The war
(Continncd on Pagc ,2 J
PROCEDURE AT A REDISTRIBUTION STATION
(Explanatian of the rota-
ORIENTATION
tion program and the procedures
to be followed in
PR£LIM,
the return to duty.)
PHASE (All papers brought up to
1st
PHASE
2nd
PHASE
PERSONNIL
RECORDS
STATION
SURGEON
CLASSIFICATION
date; back pay ccccrnplished;
earned medals
and decorations pre-
.....
sented, etc.)
--
(Complete medical examination
to determine fitness
for duty; dental, optical
checkups, etc.)
(Personal interviews to
determine background,
experience and training
for further duty assignment.)
3rd
PHASE
STATION ASSIGNMENT AND
SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS
CLEARING
INDOCTRINATION
FOR FURTHER
DUTY
Explanation
of current
status of
all U. S. Air
AND MOVEMENT Forces and
Commands,
DUTY
Rm CAMP
SICK LEAVE
CONVALESCENT CENTER
GENERAL HOSPITAL
...... • SEPARATION
FROM ARMY
OCTOBER. 1944 3