Time to Honor Employers

Week of January 11, 2010

The Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) is encouraging Guard and Reserve servicemembers to speak out and honor their patriotic employers. Guard and Reserve servicemembers can nominate their employers for the Patriot Award at the ESGR website at www.esgr.org and the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award at the Freedom Award website at www.freedomaward.mil. The Patriot Award recognizes all employers with a certificate and an accompanying lapel pin. The deadline for nominations for the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award is Jan. 18. It was created by the Department of Defense to publicly recognize employers that provide exceptional support to their National Guard and Reserve employees.