Reservists Can Nominate Bosses

Week of December 15, 2008

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense agency, opened the nomination season for the 2009 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. National Guard and Reserve members and their families are eligible and encouraged to nominate employers who have gone above and beyond in their support of military employees. Nominations will be accepted at the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award website until Jan. 19, 2009. The Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award is the highest recognition given by the U.S. Government to employers for their outstanding support of their employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve. For questions regarding the Freedom Award nomination process, please visit www.FreedomAward.mil or contact ESGR Public Affairs, at 703-380-9717.