Antibiotic therapy is still the mainstay of medical care for MRSA, but antibiotic therapy is complicated by MRSA's antibiotic resistance. Consequently, laboratory determination of MRSA antibiotic resistance and susceptibility is important in establishing effective antibiotic treatment.
1 Incentive Special Pay: An Officer of the Medical Corps of the Army who signs an agreement to remain on active duty for not less than one year may receive an annual bonus ranging from $20,000 to $60,000 depending on the specialty qualification and whether they receive Multiyear Special Pay.
Bringing the Individual Ready Reserve into the 'total force'. While most military recruits sign up for active or Reserve component duty for three or four years, their enlistment contracts actually obligate them to a total service agreement of eight years. The vast majority of IRR members are never called back to duty.