One of the biggest challenges National Guard and Reserve members and their families face when deployments occur is dealing with the workplace back home. Deployments put civilian jobs on hold and fears of financial losses, missing opportunities for promotion, and worries about when a servicemember comes home can really impact and affect a family. It’s tough enough if you have your own business, knowing you will essentially have to start over when you return if you don’t have the right people to keep it going while you’re gone; it can be even harder trying to explain your situation to a boss – especially if that boss has zero understanding when it comes to the military. When you do have a boss that understands – or is at least supportive – well, that’s half the battle right there.
Tennessee to get award for supporting of National Guard, reserve
Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen and state government will be among those honored for supporting the National Guard. Bredesen will receive the 2007 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award Sept. 12, according to a press release.
Altogether, the Department of Defense will honor 15 employers from across the United States. Among other winners are General Motors Corp. and Dollar Thrifty.
In the public sector, the New Hampshire State Police is among winners.
Other recipients include: Augustine and Sons, Inc. – Rose Hill, Iowa;
Con-way, Inc. – San Mateo, Calif.; Creative Healthcare Solutions – Scottsdale,
Ariz.; CHE Consulting, Inc. – Fenton, Mo.; Gantt’s Excavating & Contracting,
Inc. – Martinsburg, W. Va.; Nucor Corp. – Charlotte, N.C.; Sierra Pacific
Resources – Nevada Power – Las Vegas, Nev.; Sodexho USA – Gaithersburg, MD;
Turbocam International – Dover, N.H. Ultra Machining Company – Monticello, Minn;
and Wilmington VA Medical Center – Wilmington, Del.
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