ESGR award recognizes supportive employers - Feb. 10, 2016

Brig. Gen. Paul F. Griffin, Virginia National Guard Director of the Joint Staff, and Monica G.Hazelwood-Frisby, employer support specialist with the Virginia Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, present the ESGR Patriotic Employer award to Chief Warrant Officer 4 Christopher Johnson and Teresa Finch Feb. 10, 2016, in Sandston, Virginia. An employee serving in the National Guard or Reserve, or the spouse of a Guard or Reserve member, may nominate individual supervisors and bosses for support provided directly to the nominating service member and his or her family. The Patriot Award reflects the efforts made to support Citizen Warriors through a wide-range of measures including flexible schedules, time off prior to and after deployment, caring for families and granting leaves of absence if needed.

For more information or to nominate your employer visit go.usa.gov/cyA5j.

ESGR, a Department of Defense office, was established in 1972 to promote cooperation and understanding between Reserve Component Service members and their civilian employers and to assist in the resolution of conflicts arising from an employee's military commitment. ESGR is supported by a network of more than 4,600 volunteers in 54 committees located across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam-CNMI (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands), Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Volunteers, hailing from small business and industry, government, education and prior military service bring a vast wealth of experience to assist in serving employers, service members and their families. Together with Headquarters ESGR staff and a small cadre of support staff for each State Committee, volunteers work to promote and enhance employer support for military service in the Guard and Reserve.

For more information visit esgr.mil/va.