Army Reserves

[palehorse]

Originally posted by: bmacd

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2

Originally posted by: Balt
Errr... if you want to keep your full-time job the Reserves may not be a good option for you. We are at war and odds are decent you're going to be putting your boots in the sand.

What do you mean "if you want to keep your full-time job"? Last I remembered it was illegal to be fired because of conflicts with military service.

It's illegal to fire an employee due to military obligations, but there are always ways of getting around that. Do you honestly expect an employer to support an employee who's going to be gone at least once every weekend, two to three weeks for their annual training, and then at least a year for their deployment? Lots of people forget we are a Nation at war, and employers have businesses to run.

You are protected VERY WELL from wrongful termination if/when you are deployed.

Read this:
http://www.osc.gov/userra.htm

I have yet to see ANY employer get away with terminating a Reserve soldier who gets deployed. They would get FRIED in court and in the press if they did so.

My Reserve job often takes me away for schools and extra days beyond the normal drill schedule (several extra weeks per year!), and I've never had a problem with any company I've ever worked for.

In fact, if you get deployed, they are legally obligated to give you any payraises you would have earned had you stayed. They are also legally obligated to promote you as you would have been promoted had you stayed. And finally, upon your return, they are obligated to bring you on-board within a set period of time and pay you - EVEN IF YOUR JOB SLOT NO LONGER EXISTS! The list of USERRA protections is long... go read it for yourself and try to ignore the forum lawyers around here.

Good luck!

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: halik
You'll get shipped off to Iraq before you can say chiken shawarma...

You don't really believe that do you?

 

[gamepad]

Air Force Reserve is nice, although I'm working full time for the next year (college is put on hold).

I plan to pursue an IT career and I feel that experience in aircraft maintenance will make me a more rounded person, not to mention that I have a secret clearance.

 

[Balt]

Originally posted by: Wapp
I recently joined the Navy Reserves after doing four years Active Duty in the Air Force. Are you considering only the Army? The Navy has been pretty good to me so far and they are offering some sweet bonuses($20k for the job I picked). Let me know if you want anymore info.

Originally posted by: Balt
Errr... if you want to keep your full-time job the Reserves may not be a good option for you. We are at war and odds are decent you're going to be putting your boots in the sand.

Even if he gets called up there is a this little thing called USERRA. Please educate yourself about it before you start spreading misinformation.

Uh, what I meant was that if he is over in Iraq he's obviously not going to be working full-time at the job he says he'd like to continue working at full-time. I didn't say anything about being fired or laid off.

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