Perceptions of U.S. Navy medical reservists recalled for Operation Desert Storm.

Operations Desert Shield/Storm involved the recall of 9,700 Navy medical reservists. A demographically representative sample of 3,804 medical reservists (39%) responded to a survey between June and September 1991. The purpose was to identify major issues associated with the recall experience. Results indicated that reservists felt well prepared for their recall assignments; however, they did not strongly endorse the Reserve training program. Responses across operationally oriented issues were moderately positive. Reservists assigned to CONUS hospitals rated items more positively than those assigned to Marine Corps support, and officers were more positive than hospital corpsmen. Results are presented as a descriptive heuristic for policy considerations.