Saw an interesting article in last week’s Navy Times that backs up what this Navy reservist wife has been saying for the last two years. Overt discrimination in employment and re-employment stemming from employer ignorance of reservists’ legal rights has diminished, but more subtle discrimination is on the rise, says the executive director of the

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There are many important resources that Guard and Reserve families should know about. One of these is the ESGR, which stands for Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve. Like many G/R spouses , I haven’t always had a firm grasp on what the ESGR does, or how it matters to me. I’ve heard its

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UPDATE: Here is the survey link I promised. If you are a Guard or Reserve member currently unemployed, or your spouse who is a Guard or Reserve member is, please take my survey. Next month will mark one year that my husband has been without a full time job. His position was eliminated by his

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