DoD recruits keep moving.Overcoming challenges of time, distance and cancellation, the Military Traffic Management Command A major command of the US Army, and the US Transportation Command's component command responsible for designated continental United States land transportation as well as common-user water terminal and traffic management service to deploy, employ, sustain, and redeploy US forces on a continued to move military recruits efficiently during the height of the terrorist crisis. When airline flights were halted or curtailed, members of the Passenger Division leaned heavily on buses and Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run trains. New recruits for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard arrived at their initial training sites as required. "We had some great support from transportation carriers," said Gail Andrews, Chief, Recruit Movement Team. "One after the other, the commercial carriers called and asked, `What can we do?'" An initial backlog of 6,000 to 7,000 recruits immediately after the Sept. 11 terrorist incidents The following is a timeline of acts and failed attempts that can be considered non-state terrorism. Massacres more generally are listed chronologically at List of massacres; assassinations are listed by location at List of assassinated people. had been reduced to approximately 1,000 by Sept. 18. The bulk of the backlog at 62 Military Entrance Processing Stations throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. was eliminated during the weekend of Sept. 15-16. A team that included Debra Anderson, Patty Proctor, Richard Currier and Joel Dickerson was able to provide assistance and alternate routings to assure successful transportation movements. Team members coordinated with counterparts at recruiting commands, processing stations, reception centers and commercial carriers. The last time recruit movements have been so challenged was a decade ago, during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, said Andrews. MTMC MTMC Military Traffic Management Command (US DoD) MTMC Mount Marty College MTMC Micros-to-Mainframes, Inc. (stock symbol) MTMC Middle Tennessee Medical Center (Murfreesboro, TN) moves almost one quarter of a million recruits every year to individual service basic training sites, from Military Entrance Processing Stations. These sites include: Fort Jackson Fort Jackson can refer to several places or things:
The biggest challenges were the movement of recruits in more remote parts of the nation, such as the Upper Plains states, said Andrews. "We approached the job in a methodical manner," said Andrews. "We know the requirements; we know where the support is." Multiple modes of transportation have long been a standard means of moving recruits, said Bev Cox, Chief, Passenger Programs Division. This crisis involved shifting a greater proportion of recruits by ground transportation. "I am so proud of my people," said Cox. "They stepped up to the plate, used creativity, and got the job done--during a very long weekend--to keep the flow of recruits moving." |
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